Books like Chrissa by Mary Casanova
Chrissa Maxwell finds herself at a new school in the middle of the school year, and the girls in her fourth‑grade class are unfriendly and unwelcoming. Guided by her grandmother’s advice, she first tries to be kind and then to ignore the mean girls. Despite her efforts, their teasing escalates into serious bullying. Faced with this hostility, Chrissa must summon courage to stand up for herself and speak out, learning valuable lessons about resilience and friendship along the way.
First publish date: 2009
Genre: Children's Fiction/Early Readers
Authors: Mary Casanova
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