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Books About Standing Up for Yourself for Ages 8–11 – Wonderlit | Wonderlit

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Books About Standing Up for Yourself for Ages 8–11

Explore our collection of children's books about standing up for yourself recommended for kids ages 8–11.

2,187 books

Cover of The Chicken of the Family

The Chicken of the Family

Henrietta is so tired of her older sisters teasing her that she's a chicken that she decides to head to the farm to live

Cover of Bootsie Barker Bites

Bootsie Barker Bites

Barbara Bottner

Bootsie Barker is a terror who only plays games that involve biting, until a clever friend finds a way to change the rul

Cover of The Recess Bully

Superhero Harry #2

The Recess Bully

For the child navigating playground politics or dealing with a classmate who is making recess difficult. A helpful guide

Cover of The Quail Club

The Gold-Threaded Dress #2

Carolyn Marsden

Fifth-grader Oy dreams of performing a traditional Thai dance at the talent show, but a bossy friend insists on an Ameri

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Ages 8–12

Cover of This Journal Belongs to Snow White

Fairy Tale Journals #1

This Journal Belongs to Snow White

For the young reader who loves to see familiar stories in a new light, this diary-style retelling helps kids explore voi

Cover of Where Are You Going, Baby Lincoln?

Tales from Deckawoo Drive #3

Where Are You Going, Baby Lincoln?

For the child learning to find their own voice while navigating the shadow of a bossy or overbearing older sibling.

Cover of Cyberbullying

Fact Finders: Media Literacy

Heather E. Schwartz, Frank W. Baker

For middle-grade students navigating the digital world, this guide provides clear tools to recognize, stop, and prevent

Cover of My Name Is María Isabel

My Name Is María Isabel

Third-grader María Isabel struggles to feel at home in her new school until a writing assignment gives her the chance to

Cover of Dueling Divas

That's So Raven #8

Kimberly Morris

For the child navigating the tricky waters of friendship when a best friend feels more like a boss than a partner.

Cover of Voice of Freedom: Fannie Lou Hamer, Spirit of the Civil Rights Movement

Voice of Freedom: Fannie Lou Hamer, Spirit of the Civil Rights Movement

Carole Boston Weatherford

For the child learning how one person's voice can change the world, this biography celebrates the courage to stand up ag

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Becoming Muhammad Ali

Kwame Alexander, James Patterson

For the child finding their voice and navigating the complexities of growing up in a world that isn't always fair. A loo

Cover of Meeting the Make-out King

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

Cover of The Secret Sheriff of Sixth Grade

The Secret Sheriff of Sixth Grade

Jordan Sonnenblick

Maverick wears a toy sheriff badge to survive sixth grade, hoping to find the hero inside himself while facing bullies a

Cover of Goggles!

Ezra Jack Keats

Two friends find a pair of motorcycle goggles and must use their wits to keep their new treasure safe from the neighborh

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Stand Tall, Molly Lou Melon

Armed with her grandmother's wise advice, tiny Molly Lou Melon stands tall against a school bully who tries to pick on h

Cover of Farah Rocks Fifth Grade

Farah Rocks Fifth Grade

Susan Muaddi Darraj

For the child navigating friend drama and academic stress while trying to protect a younger sibling. A warm look at stay

Cover of The Youngest Marcher The Story of Audrey Faye Hendricks, a Young Civil Rights Activist

The Youngest Marcher The Story of Audrey Faye Hendricks, a Young Civil Rights Activist

Cynthia Levinson

Nine-year-old Audrey Faye Hendricks becomes the youngest person arrested for picketing against segregation in this true

Cover of The After-School Monster

The After-School Monster

For the child who feels nervous about being home alone or struggles with big, scary worries that seem to grow when they

Cover of Frank and the Big Mistake

Frank and the Big Mistake

Martha Brockenbrough

For the child learning to navigate tricky social boundaries when a high-energy houseguest or younger sibling disrupts th

Cover of Granny the Pag

Cat wages a fierce campaign to stay with her eccentric grandmother after the neglectful parents who once left her behind

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Matt Christopher Sports Classics

Matt Christopher

For the child feeling the weight of a parent's high expectations, this story follows a young athlete finding the courage

Cover of Sit-In: How Four Friends Stood Up by Sitting Down

Sit-In: How Four Friends Stood Up by Sitting Down

Andrea Davis Pinkney

Four friends sit at a Woolworth's lunch counter and order coffee, sparking a peaceful movement for equality that changed

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A Catastrophe of Nerdish Proportions

Alan Lawrence Sitomer

Three middle school misfits join forces to take on the most popular girls in school. Can their underdog talent show act

Cover of Above the Rim How Elgin Baylor Changed Basketball

Above the Rim How Elgin Baylor Changed Basketball

For the child who loves sports but needs to understand how heroes are made off the court through courage and quiet stren