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Books for Peer Pressure for Ages 8–11 – Wonderlit | Wonderlit

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Books for Peer Pressure for Ages 8–11

Peer pressure at chapter book age becomes sophisticated and hard to resist. It is not always someone saying do this. It is the slow, invisible pull of wanting to belong. These 2,349 books explore what it takes to think for yourself when thinking for yourself has a social cost.

2,349 books

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Arthur Chapter Books

Arthur and the Popularity Test

For the child feeling pressure to change their personality to fit in, this story explores the pitfalls of letting a maga

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Janet Hamm Needs a Date for the Dance

Peer pressure pushes Janet Hamm to invent a fake date for the seventh grade dance, but she soon discovers that one lie c

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Between Friends

Sheila Garrigue

After a big move from California to Massachusetts, eleven-year-old Jill begins the hopeful search for true friends in he

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The Dirt Diary #3

The Gossip File

Anna Staniszewski

While working at a Florida resort cafe, Rachel creates a cool alter ego to impress her older coworkers, only to get caug

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Emmie & Friends #5

For the child feeling torn between different social circles or struggling to pursue a 'uncool' hobby while maintaining t

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The Veritas Project #2

Nightmare Academy

Frank E. Peretti

Elijah and Elisha go undercover at a mysterious academy to uncover why runaway teens are being gathered for a dark, hidd

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Lizzie McGuire #3

Lizzie Goes Wild!

For the child feeling the pressure to fit in or change who they are to seem cool. Lizzie learns that being yourself is b

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Almost Identical #2

Charlie faces a difficult choice when the popular girls only want her back in the clique for her high grades and her twi

Cover of Nina's Not Boy Crazy! (She Just Likes Boys)

Dear Know-It-All #6

Nina's Not Boy Crazy! (She Just Likes Boys)

Wendy L. Brandes

For the girl who feels out of step with her friends' new obsession with dating and wants to stay true to her own pace wi

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The Boy Who Lost His Face

After an elderly woman curses him for a cruel prank, David must find the strength to stop pandering to classmates and be

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Arthur Chapter Books

Arthur and the Double Dare

Frustrated by a mountain of schoolwork, Arthur and his classmates face a risky decision when they dare each other to ski

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When her mother refuses to buy the popular doll everyone else has, Fanny gathers her craft supplies to build her own one

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The Transformation of Faith Futterman

Phyllis Shalant

Suzanne risks her status with the popular Insiders when she picks up an instrument and realizes her new best friend migh

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A quiet summer at the lake turns into a tense mystery when Gabby is talked into trespassing at an abandoned house to fin

Cover of Risk N' Roses

Growing up in 1948 Bronx, Skip struggles to balance her duty to her sister with her desperate desire to be accepted by t

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Meeting the Make-out King

Nora finally made it into the cool crowd, but it isn’t what she expected. Now her friends are pushing her toward a boy s

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Agnes Parker #3

Agnes Parker... Keeping Cool in Middle School

Kathleen O'Dell

For the middle schooler who worries that being friends with the 'weird' kid might ruin their reputation.

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Joey's Story Straight Talk about Drugs

For the parent or teacher needing a direct, realistic way to discuss the high stakes of substance abuse through a true s

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Melissa and Friends #2

Middle school brings new questions for Rick as he steps away from a bullying best friend and into a club where kids are

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The Baby-Sitters Club #105

Stacey the Math Whiz

Talented Stacey loves numbers, but she has to decide if she has the confidence to step into the spotlight and compete fo

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The Pretty Committee Strikes Back

A class trip to Lake Placid turns frosty as the Octavian Country Day girls navigate cabin life, secret kissing clinics,

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Real Friends #2

For the child feeling the pressure of middle school cliques, popularity contests, and the heavy weight of social anxiety

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Horrible Harry #7

Horrible Harry and the Drop of Doom

For the child who feels the pressure to act brave while secretly harboring a big fear. This story explores navigating pe

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Emmie & Friends #7

Surprisingly Sarah

For the middle schooler navigating the 'what-ifs' of social life, this story explores how a single choice can ripple thr

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