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Say Something
by
Peggy Moss,
Lea Lyon
Teachers' Choice Awards for Children's Books, 2005" -Learning Magazine "Notable Social Studies Trade Books for Young People, 2005" -National Council on the Social Studies and the Children's Book Council ""Bullying is frequently enabled by the bystander who says, "it's not my responsibility." 'What could I do?'"I didn't know." Written with sensitivity, appropriate directnes...more
Hardcover, 32 pages
Published
April 1st 2004
by Tilbury House Publishers
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Moss, Peggy. (2004). Say Something. Gardiner, ME: Tilbury House, Publishers.
For children in kindergarten to fifth grade. This is an informational book for parents (or teachers and counselors) to use to help children understand bullying and how to handle a bullying situation. A young girl narrates the story, she shares with the readers bullying situations that she witnesses at school and on the bus, she does not take part in the bullying but she does not do anything to help those being bullied....more
For children in kindergarten to fifth grade. This is an informational book for parents (or teachers and counselors) to use to help children understand bullying and how to handle a bullying situation. A young girl narrates the story, she shares with the readers bullying situations that she witnesses at school and on the bus, she does not take part in the bullying but she does not do anything to help those being bullied....more
Dec 01, 2010
Kyria
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I think this is a wonderful book because it's about how to be a good friend and bullying. It starts with a boy who is being teased by others at school. The main character, a girl about 12 years old, feels sorry for him but she doesn't say anything. She also sees a girl being teased on the bus but instead of standing up for her, just stays quiet. Things start to change for the main character when she has to eat alone in the cafeteria. Some kids come by and start to tell jokes a...more
I think this is a wonderful book because it's about how to be a good friend and bullying. It starts with a boy who is being teased by others at school. The main character, a girl about 12 years old, feels sorry for him but she doesn't say anything. She also sees a girl being teased on the bus but instead of standing up for her, just stays quiet. Things start to change for the main character when she has to eat alone in the cafeteria. Some kids come by and start to tell jokes a...more
Course evaluation:
Personal Response: This is a simple yet important book on a major issue in schools. I think this would be a great addition to a classroom in order to broach the topic with young children and show them that their complacency can be just as hurtful as bullying.
Evaluation: Moss’ plot and text are simple and straightforward, which will appeal to the short attention spans of this age group. The narrator spends most the story avoiding the bullying she witnesses; this is apparent by h...more
Personal Response: This is a simple yet important book on a major issue in schools. I think this would be a great addition to a classroom in order to broach the topic with young children and show them that their complacency can be just as hurtful as bullying.
Evaluation: Moss’ plot and text are simple and straightforward, which will appeal to the short attention spans of this age group. The narrator spends most the story avoiding the bullying she witnesses; this is apparent by h...more
A young narrator explains that she sees a lot of bullying going on in her school, but she never does anything to stop it. She acts as a bystander. But one day, her friends are absent and she sits alone at lunch, where she is made fun of. She becomes angry that other students are not helping her, and that they are only acting as bystanders while the teasing takes place. She then is able to empathize with the students who are bullied and befriends one girl who is often bullied. The author demonstr...more
Say Something is told from the perspective of an outsider analyzing various students who get bullied and teased at school. The student in the beginning of the story does not interfere or step in to help those who are bullied. Instead, she stands by and watches them get bullied. One day, the girl gets teased and made fun of in the cafeteria by her classmates. After the bullying is over, she looks around the cafeteria and notices the cafeteria was full of students and classmates she knows. Her cla...more
Apr 16, 2010
Lisa Vegan
rated it
5 of 5 stars
Recommends it for:
teachers, parents, kids who are bullied &/or are bullies &/or who witness bullying = all kids
Recommended to Lisa by:
Abigail
First, I have to say that I thoroughly enjoyed the watercolor paintings. These illustrations are beautiful (gorgeous colors!) and more importantly they capture what is going on perfectly. The facial expressions and body language of the kids is spot on.
I can’t think of a better book to get a discussion going about bullying and about what “non-participants” can and should ideally do about it. There are some great ideas and resources in the back of the book. The story itself stands on its own becau...more
I can’t think of a better book to get a discussion going about bullying and about what “non-participants” can and should ideally do about it. There are some great ideas and resources in the back of the book. The story itself stands on its own becau...more
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Narrated by a nice girl, who never participates in teasing or bullying kids at her school...but she never says or does anything to stop it either. It is not until she herself becomes a target that she realizes there's something she can do...she can "Say Something". Great notes at the end, with good tips for kids to practice, like "That's Not COOL!" or "That's SO ten minutes ago", or "Knock it OFF!". Of course, the author stresses the importance of contacting a trusted adult if things escalate. W...more
This book tells about a girl who knows three different kids at her school who are being ostracized in some way. Then one day she is bullied. At the end of the book, she becomes friends with one of the kids from the beginning of the book.
This is a great book....but it ends very abruptly. I am not sure why--maybe the publishers had a limit for the amount of pages for a picture book. But this story needed to go on a little further to a better resolution.
This is a great book....but it ends very abruptly. I am not sure why--maybe the publishers had a limit for the amount of pages for a picture book. But this story needed to go on a little further to a better resolution.
A school girl wonders at the boy who gets teased all the time, and the other boy people shove through the halls and the girl on the bus who sits by herself and gets laughed at. She doesn't participate in the teasing, but she doesn't say anything either. When she finds herself the target of teasing she gets mad and she finally understands what needs to happen.
Definitely a lesson-teaching book. Not recommended for a storytime.
Definitely a lesson-teaching book. Not recommended for a storytime.
I found this book when I was searching through children's literature for my thesis. It is a picture book based on the premise that it is not enough for a person not to join in when they see something happening they know is wrong like teasing or bullying. They must say something. Sometimes things are perpetuated not by peoples actions, but by their inaction. So say something.
This book is about a little girl that did not stand up for people. One day the bullying happened to her and now she knows how the other kids feel. She learned that saying nothing is just as bad as being mean.
This is a book about bullying. Great book to teach students about what to do if they see someone being bullied. Very powerful message for students to learn and understand.
A book about a little girl who watched someone get bullied all the time while not helping them out. Until one day it happens to her, and she now knows how her peer was feeling.
Bullying - Why does it not matter until it is aimed at you. Clearly a well-intentioned book with a good message.
Not great literature, but a great way to open up discussion about bullying.
Excellent book for use in the classroom or home to discuss bullying.
Mar 30, 2012
Horace Mann Family Reading Challenge
rated it
4 of 5 stars
Shelves:
2-012-in-2012,
lesson-book
Always stand up for people that are being bullied.
Published in 2004, this is a story that can be read to children of all ages. The story is about a girl that feels that as long as she isn't the one that bullies, she is doing the right thing. It is only after a certain incident that she discovers the importance of being an advocate for others.
Children's - 2006
Reminded me of Charlotte 's precept (in Wonder) , "it's not enough to be friendly, you have to be a friend."
Students really need to learn this lesson - if they stand around and do nothing while someone else is bullied or teased, why should they expect anyone to defend them when they are targeted by the bully?
A young girl watches bullying happen in her school but never says anything. Then when she becomes the victim, she realizes how important it is to stand up to the bullies.
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Dawn Sahakian
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Peggy Moss, children's author of Say Something, Our Friendship Rules, and One of Us,worked as an assistant attorney general in Maine in the civil rights unit and as associate director of the Center for the Prevention of Hate Violence. Peggy now works with schools across the US and Canada, helping students and educators from kindergarten to the college level create school environments that feel saf...more
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