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wanLed Lo compleLe a llsL of balanced llLeracy resources relaLed Lo accepLance lL's abouL accepLlng oLhers desplLe
Lhelr dlfferences and accepLlng yourself for who you are and embraclng your dlfferences We usually Leach lL wlLh
1he Clver Lo conLrasL Lhe ldea of everyone belng all Lhe same (1he Clver) wlLh learnlng Lo en[oy and accepL
everyone's dlfferences (real llfe) WlLh bullylng belng so prevalenL ln schools and l see lL all Lhe Llme aL our school
lL's so lmporLanL Lo work wlLh Lhe sLudenLs abouL LreaLlng oLhers beLLer and accepLlng Lhe way Lhey are lL's ok Lo
be dlfferenL LasL year we read 1he Clver as a whole class and Lhe oLher four novels ln llLeraLure clrcles buL l ran
ouL of Llme Lo lnclude many of Lhe nonflcLlon pleces l Lhlnk Lhls year l wlll make Llme Lo lnclude Lhem because lL
makes Lhe unlL more balanced and lL also glves Lhe sLudenLs real world slLuaLlons Lo learn from Lach year we add
new Lhlngs Lo Lhls unlL and havlng a runnlng llsL wlll be helpful when Lrylng Lo choose whlch pleces Lo use wlLh a
parLlcular class As Lhe llsL grows l wlll be able Lo really Lallor Lhe unlL Lo Lhe speclflc sLudenLs l have and Lhelr
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5bott 5totles 8lack Poles and 8askeLball Sneakers" by Lorl Aurella Wllllams
A 13 year old boy named Mallk sLruggles wlLh belng accepLed ln a new school
where hls poor famlly cannoL afford Lhe fashlonable !C !umper sneakers
Confesslon" by Clorla u MlklowlLz
A 13 year old boy named !! ls on Lrlal for Lhe murder of Samboy arks afLer he
and hls frlends creaLe a gang Lo flghL Lhe vlolence ln hls nelghborhood
Novels 1he CuLslders by SL PlnLon
1enslon lncreases beLween Lwo rlval gangs Lhe Creasers and Lhe Socs
WalLlng for normal by Leslle Conor
12 year old Addlson Lrles Lo overcome her dyslexla whlle deallng wlLh an unflL
and blpolar moLher She feels a need Lo flL ln slnce she does noL flL ln aL home
1ouchlng SplrlL 8ear by 8en Mlchaelson
13 year old Cole has been beaLen by hls alcohollc faLher all hls llfe AfLer nearly
kllllng a classmaLe Cole ls banlshed Lo an lsland Lo Lry and change hls aLLlLude
lreak Lhe MlghLy by 8odman hllbrlck
1wo boys overcome dlfflculLles Lo become frlends and sLand up agalnsL Lhe
people who Lry Lo hold Lhem down ln Lhelr llves
9oetty uon'L Laugh AL Me" by Anonymous
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8adlo" sLarrlng Cube Coodlng !r and Ld Parrls
A man wlLh a dlsablllLy ls LorLured by hlgh school sLudenLs unLll he ls pushed
lnLo Lhelr llves and Lhey learn Lo love and respecL hlm
l am Sam" sLarrlng Sean enn and Mlchelle felffer
A man wlLh a dlsablllLy flghLs for cusLody of hls daughLer when her lnLelllgence
surpasses hls own
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5bott 5totles 1he lncredlble !ourney of !ake Maloney lrom Cerebral alsy Lo 8lack 8elL!" by karen Lden
1aekwondoLlmescom / !uly 2006
1rlumph over 1oureLLe's" by !ennlfer Zwllllng
ScholasLlc Scope / SepLember 3 2007
vlJeo 8achel's Challenge hLLp//wwwyouLubecom/waLch?vCl?MauufWSl
1he flrsL glrl shoL durlng Columblne and her message of Lhe chaln reacLlon of klndness
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1o WrlLe Love on Per Arms hLLp//wwwyouLubecom/waLch?v0l9nuubPs1l
A program sLarLed Lo help a frlend wlLh her addlcLlons and cuLLlng
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Cprah Wlnfrey 1wo moLhers of 11yearold boys who commlLLed sulclde speak ouL abouL bullylng
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