When eight-year-old Kiara discovers that her recently deceased grandmother left her a genie, trapped in a bottle of garam-masala, she's elated. She'll be a modern-day Aladdin and have someone to do her bidding. And, Kiara could really use a little magic. Third grade is just about to start and she's spent the summer worried about being in class with Matt, a bully who seems to have nothing else to do but make Kiara and her best friend Bai's lives miserable....

Nearly every kid in Room 3B is trying to get picked for the South School Safety Patrol Squad-- especially Harry. Harry wants a star badge just like his grandpa's, so he works extra hard to be the perfect student: hanging up his jacket neatly, organizing the crayons in rainbow order, and-- his favorite part-- cleaning up sticky noodles off the floor after lunch. But Doug thinks someone is taking the power of Safety Patrol too far, maybe even using...

"Ginny Louise stands up to bullying by the Truman Elementary Troublemakers and wins them over with her unwavering cheerfulness"--Provided by publisher.

When his school counselor insists that he needs better socialization skills after being stuffed into a locker by a bully, middle-schooler Nick finds himself, along with two other misfits, joining the school's lamest club: Safety Patrol.

When Rosie's friend is being bullied at school, Rosie comes up with a plan to help her friend.

Alec, a sixth-grade bookworm always in trouble for reading instead of listening and participating in class, starts a book club, solely to have a place to read, and discovers that real life, although messy, can be as exciting as the stories in his favorite books.

Simone, a new student, seems intent on stealing Molly away from Nick and the only way Nick can think to stop her is by teaming with his old anti-bullying ally, but that will require Nick using himself as bait--both as the bullied and bullier.

Willow's bossy classmate Kristabelle is having a birthday party and she has invited the whole class, but in order to say on her birthday party list, her classmates must do everything she demands. Willow has often wished she could say "no" to Kristabelle, and when people start getting uninvited from the party, she finally finds the courage, in her own quiet way, to do so.

Terrified of being targeted by bullies for being overweight, Lionel tries to attract as little notice as possible at school. But then Lionel discovers he's fast. He takes up running, which leads to joining a running group, and being recruited for the school track team. But being on the track team has him gaining attention, which catches the attention of the bullies he's avoiding.