This is a collection of stories, poems, photos and drawings by teens who were bullied, or were bystanders or who were bullies themselves. The stories are eye-opening, touching and some are heartbreaking. I think it is a good book for teens and middle school children to read all or parts of. I substitute teach and the school district where I teach has anti-bullying programs in place in all levels of the schools. However, I am not sure how effective they are since I still see lots of bullying going on. And yes, I step in to stop things when I can, but it is obviously a systemic, ongoing problem. I hope that this book can help to encourage teens who are bullied to take hope and to encourage the bystanders to take action and encourage the bullies to quit bullying. I received this book free to review from Netgalley.
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