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Dear Bully: Seventy Authors Tell Their Stories
by Megan Kelley Hall (Goodreads Author) , Carrie Jones (Goodreads Author) , Claudia Gabel , Courtney Sheinmel (Goodreads Author) , Crissa-Jean Chappell (Goodreads Author) , Cyn Balog , Cynthia Leitich Smith , Daniel Waters (Goodreads Author) , more…
by Megan Kelley Hall (Goodreads Author) , Carrie Jones (Goodreads Author) , Claudia Gabel , Courtney Sheinmel (Goodreads Author) , Crissa-Jean Chappell (Goodreads Author) , Cyn Balog , Cynthia Leitich Smith , Daniel Waters (Goodreads Author) , more…
Laura de Leon's review
bookshelves: ya, non-fiction, essays, review-copy, to-blog
Sep 13, 11
bookshelves: ya, non-fiction, essays, review-copy, to-blog
Read from August 29 to September 10, 2011
This will be a very valuable resource for schools and individuals dealing with bullying.
As is to be expected, not all of the stories have the same oomph, and they start to feel repetitive. There are some real gems, and it is quite possible that some stories that didn't resonate with me (and the three thirteen year old girls I was reading it with) might be the strongest for someone else.
Not all of these are authors telling their own stories-- there is fiction in here as well, and it isn't well marked. This left me wondering what else I was thinking actually happened, that was really fictional.
Some stories were gorgeous in their use of language. Some left me thinking, others left me feeling. The variety of POVs was great to read.
I'd strongly encourage anyone working with tweens and teens to take a look through this book, then make it available to the kids.
As is to be expected, not all of the stories have the same oomph, and they start to feel repetitive. There are some real gems, and it is quite possible that some stories that didn't resonate with me (and the three thirteen year old girls I was reading it with) might be the strongest for someone else.
Not all of these are authors telling their own stories-- there is fiction in here as well, and it isn't well marked. This left me wondering what else I was thinking actually happened, that was really fictional.
Some stories were gorgeous in their use of language. Some left me thinking, others left me feeling. The variety of POVs was great to read.
I'd strongly encourage anyone working with tweens and teens to take a look through this book, then make it available to the kids.
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