From: Heather White <hwhite>
Date: Mon, 17 Mar 2008 12:06:46 -0600

I think there are several books out there that deal with bullying in a subtle way for older students. The Shadow Club by Neal Shusterman as well as the sequel Shadow Club Rising. Another book that I think should be required reading for all teachers and middle/high school students is Nineteen Minutes by Jodi Picoult (not written as YA). As classroom teachers we CAN "make" students read these books, but more importantly we can encourage discussion of these books and topics. By reading these books as well, we, as adults, can begin to see the damage that is done by our repeated ignoring of bullying situations and behaviors. Heather White

----- Original Message ----- From: Queeline at aol.com Date: Monday, March 17, 2008 11:35 am Subject: Re: [CCBC-Net] Books re bullies To: ccbc-net at ccbc.education.wisc.edu


>
> I was working at Golden Books when Mercer Mayer submitted his
> manuscript for
> his Little Critter picture book on the subject, JUST A BULLY. Even
> in-house
> there was plenty of discussion about whether we should publish. In it,
> Little
> Critter retaliates and hits back after being bullied.
>
> I just took a look at the customer reviews of the book on Amazon, and
> it's
> interesting--strong feeling on either side. Some say there is a time
> and place
> to defend oneself and are happy that Little Critter takes such action
> (after
> going to parents, teacher, etc. didn't work). Others argue that this
> is not
> the message we want to be sending to kids.
>
> Now as then I'm torn. I agree that it's not something we really want
> to
> teach. But I also saw Mercer's point. Books that over-simplify kids'
> options
> don't really help them to cope either.
>
> Perhaps the best solution for a young kid struggling with such
> problems is
> to provide a book like JUST A BULLY as well as one like RECESS QUEEN,
> and to
> use them together as opportunities for discussion.
>
> Jackie Glasthal
>
>
> In a message dated 3/17/2008 12:06:01 PM Eastern Standard Time,
> sue at sue-alexander.com writes:
>
> Don't forget the younger kids -- bullies make their lives just as
> miserable as they do older kids.
> For the younger kids: RECESS QUEEN by Alexis O'Neill
>
> Sue Alexander
> West Hills CA
>
> --
> visit me at www.sue-alexander.com
>
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