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Feeling Left Out

Picture books   -    Fiction for older readers

PICTURE BOOKS-
(Alphabetical by the author's last name unless otherwise noted.)

I'M NOT INVITED! by Diana Cain Bluthenthal
Minnie is not invited to Charles's party.

FRANKLIN'S SECRET CLUB by Paulette Bourgeois
After Franklin forms a secret club with some friends he learns what it is like 
to be left out when Beaver starts her own club.

TROUBLE ON THE T-BALL TEAM by Eve Bunting
Linda feels left out because she is the only member of her team who hasn’t lost a tooth.

OLIVER BUTTON IS A SISSY by Tomie de Paola
Even though his classmates tease him, Oliver Button still does what he likes best.
(j E-pb D )

TINKA by Rainy Dohaney
A very small sheep feels left out because she is so tiny, until a friendly 
crow helps her realize that size doesn't matter.

SAM JOHNSON AND THE BLUE RIBBON QUILT
by Lisa Campbell Ernst
The Rosedale Women’s Quilting Club doesn’t let Farmer Sam join their group, 
so he comes up with an alternate plan.

THE SISSY DUCKLING by Harvey Fierstein
A duck who is teased because he is different proves his worth to his friends and family.

CHRYSANTHEMUM by Kevin Henkes.
At school the other children make fun of Chrysanthemum’s name.

HORACE AND MORRIS BUT MOSTLY DOLORES
by James Howe
Three mice friends find out that the best clubs include everyone.

TITCH by Pat Hutchins
Titch feels left out because he is so much smaller than his siblings.

HOOWAY FOR WODNEY WAT by Helen Lester
Although his friends make fun of Rodney’s speech impediment, 
it is that very thing that drives away the class bully.

TACKY THE PENGUIN by Helen Lester
Tacky’s odd behavior comes in handy when hunters come with maps 
and traps for the other penguins.

STAND TALL, MOLLY LOU MELON by Patty Lovell
When Molly remembers her grandmother she feels good about herself 
and the class bully’s taunts can’t bother her.

REPTILES ARE MY LIFE by Megan McDonald
Maggie feels left out when a new girl joins their class.

ALL FOR ONE by Jill Murphy
Marlon finds a way to get everyone to want to play with him, when it is usually 
the other way around and he is the one trying hard to join in the other’s games.

THE HALLO-WIENER by Dav Pilkey
All the other dogs make fun of Oscar until he rescues them one Halloween.

SPOTTY by Margret Rey
Spotty the bunny is left out of a party because his spots make him different.

GRUNT by John Richardson
Wee-skin-and-bones pig is befriended by Old-scratch-and-scruff, 
who teaches him that once he celebrates his own uniqueness others will too.

THIS IS OUR HOUSE by Michael Rosen
George won't let any of the other children into his cardboard box house 
but he soon finds out how it feels to be excluded.

ALBERT & LILA by Rafik Schami
A pig and a chicken suffer the ridicule of their fellow farm animals until 
they join forces to save the day.

ODD VELVET by Mary E. Whitcomb
A girl who is different from the others in her class eventually teaches them 
that even an outsider has something to offer.

UNLOVABLE by Dan Yaccarino
The other neighborhood dogs make Alfred feel inferior, 
but a new dog helps him realize he is fine just the way he is.

CROW BOY by Taro Yashima
Although he is made fun of by his classmates for being so different, when Chibi 
shares a special talent with them, they finally begin to understandand respect him.

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FICTION FOR OLDER READERS-
(Alphabetical by the author's last name unless otherwise noted.)

THE UGLY DUCKLING by Hans Christian Andersen
An ugly duckling is excluded by the other animals before he grows to be a beautiful swan. (all ages)

BLUBBER by Judy Blume.
Although she joins the rest of the fifth-grade class in tormenting a classmate, Jill soon learns a valuable lesson when she becomes a target of their torment herself.
(grades 5 +)

MOLLY'S PILGRIM by Barbara Cohen
The pilgrim doll Molly takes to school for Thanksgiving turns out to be a much different kind of pilgrim than those of her classmates– much to her embarrassment- but a very special pilgrim to Molly’s family. (grades 3 +)

GLUE FINGERS by Matt Christopher
Billy doesn’t want to play football because he is afraid the other players will 
make fun of him because he stutters. (grades 2—4)

THE CAT ATE MY GYMSUIT by Paula Danziger
Thirteen-years-old, and overweight, Marcy uses some new found courage 
to campaign for a special teacher's reinstatement. (grades 5+)

NOTHING'S FAIR IN FIFTH GRADE by Barthe DeClements
A fifth grade class ostracizes then accepts an overweight new student 
with serious home problems. (grades 5+)

THE HUNDRED DRESSES by Eleanor Estes
When everyone teases Wanda because she says she has 100 dresses in her closet, she stops coming to school. But her classmates soon discover the truth about Wanda’s story as well as something about themselves. (grades 3+)

IT ALWAYS HAPPENS TO LEONA by Juanita Havill
Middle child Leona, who always feels left out in between her other siblings, 
decides to run away with her motorcycle racing uncle. (grades 4—5)

PINKY AND REX AND THE PERFECT PUMPKIN by James Howe
Rex feels left out when she goes on a trip with Pinky and his relatives to pick pumpkins. (grades 2—4)

ANNIE BANANIE AND THE PAIN SISTERS by Leah Komaiko
Excluded from her friends' club, The Pain Sisters, because she has never 
been injured, Libby figures out a way to fit in. (grades 3—4)

FROM ANNA by Jean Little
“Awkward Anna’s” life is changed from being a girl who doesn’t fit in at home or school to being a confident child who makes friends and discovers new skills, when her family moves from Germany to Canada and her visual handicap is diagnosed. (grades 5+)

A FORTUNATE NAME by Margaret Mahy
Because she has a different last name, Lolly feels left out of her Fortune cousins' exclusive gang, but eventually she discovers being related is more than just sharing a name. (grades 3—4)

MADAME SQUIDLEY AND BEANIE by Alice Mead
At the start of a new school year, ten year old Beanie deals with being 
excluded from the fifth grade in-crowd, (grades 5+)

THE KEY TO THE PLAYHOUSE by Carol Beach York
Two cousins who play together at their grandmother’s house realize too late 
that they should have included a poor local girl in their games. (grades 3—4)

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THROUGH MY EYES by Ruby Bridges
A memoir by the author who, when she was 6 years old, helped integrate her school in New Orleans in 1960. ( j 92B BRIDGES Bri) (grades 5—adult)

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Pittsburgh, PA 15228
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