Don't touch my hair! by Miller, Sharee 

BTSB Prebound(Little, Brown, 2018)

BTSB #: 644677 Available

Dewey: EAges: 4-7   
AR: 2.2 LG F&P: K

Genres: Multicultural

Subjects: Hair - Fiction Assertiveness (Psychology) - Fiction African Americans - Fiction

Summary: Aria loves her soft and bouncy hair, but must go to extremes to avoid people who touch it without permission until, finally, she speaks up.

Don't touch my hair! by Miller, Sharee 

Paperback(Little, Brown, 2018)

BTSB #: 644678 Available

Dewey: EAges: 4-7   
AR: 2.2 LG F&P: K

Genres: Multicultural

Subjects: Hair - Fiction Assertiveness (Psychology) - Fiction African Americans - Fiction

Summary: Aria loves her soft and bouncy hair, but must go to extremes to avoid people who touch it without permission until, finally, she speaks up.

Jayson goes for it! by Harrington, Brayden 

BTSB Prebound(Harper, 2023)

BTSB #: 421033 Available

Dewey: FAges: 8-12   
AR: 4.7 MG

Genres: General Fiction

Subjects: Speech disorders - Fiction Assertiveness (Psychology) - Fiction Interpersonal relations - Fiction Elections - Fiction Middle schools - Fiction

Summary: Eighth grader Jayson Linden has stuttered his whole life. His fellow classmates can be mean, so Jayson tries not to let it get to him. Then his best friend, Gloria, is kicked off the debate team because of her stutter and Jayson starts to notice other injustices happening at their school. He decides to run against Mack for student-body president. But as the campaign heats up, will Jayson be able to face his fears of public speaking and win the election?

Mary Anne saves the day [Baby-Sitters Club (Scholastic Inc.) Volume: 4]by Martin, Ann M. 

Paperback(Scholastic, 2020)

BTSB #: 606695 Temp OS

Dewey: FAges: 8-12   


Genres: General Fiction

Subjects: Babysitters - Fiction Babysitting - Fiction Friendship - Fiction Assertiveness (Psychology) - Fiction

Summary: When a fight breaks out among the members of the Babysitters Club, timid Mary Anne finds herself becoming more assertive as a baby sitter and in her relationships with her father and friends.

Nikhil out loud by Pancholy, Maulik 

BTSB Prebound(HarperCollins, 2022)

BTSB #: 698425 Available

Dewey: FAges: 10-14   
AR: 4.1 MG

Genres: Family Life

Subjects: Gay teenagers - Fiction Child actors - Fiction Assertiveness (Psychology) - Fiction Moving - Fiction Interpersonal relations - Fiction Ohio - Fiction

Summary: Thirteen-year-old Nikhil Shah, a gay Indian American boy who is the voice actor of a hit animated series, learns the power of using his own voice after his family moves to a small town in Ohio.

Peggy the always sorry pigeon by Meddour, Wendy 

BTSB Prebound(Little Bee Books, 2024)

BTSB #: 634499 Available

Dewey: EAges: 4-8   


Genres: Animals Humorous Fiction

Subjects: Pigeons - Fiction Seagulls - Fiction Apologizing - Fiction Assertiveness (Psychology) - Fiction

Summary: Peggy is pushed from perch to perch, but she's the one always saying sorry. Can Joan the seagull help Peggy realize her worth and reclaim her power?

Powerful you by Neal, Kate Jane 

BTSB Prebound(Feiwel and Friends, 2023)

BTSB #: 669436 Available

Dewey: EAges: 2-5   
Lexile: 500 AD

Genres: General Fiction

Subjects: Assertiveness (Psychology) - Fiction Individuality - Fiction Self-confidence - Fiction

Summary: Introduces the power of the words YES and NO after weighing one's gut feelings and impacts on one's life.

Speak up, Molly Lou Melon [Molly Lou Melon]by Lovell, Patty 

BTSB Prebound(Putnam, 2020)

BTSB #: 588449 Available

Dewey: EAges: 4-8   
AR: 3.7 LG Lexile: 680 AD

Genres: Humorous Fiction

Subjects: Conduct of life - Fiction Bullies - Fiction Assertiveness (Psychology) - Fiction School stories

Summary: Molly Lou's mother encouraged her to speak up when something is wrong, for those who can't, and even when it's hard, and all of that comes into play when a bully picks on a new kid at school.