Abash and the Cyber-Bully

by Matt Casper, Ted Dorsey

A silly mistake, a digital picture and a really tough cyber-bully. Can Abash make it through this very embarrassing day? Abash learns what to do when he feels bullied, and gains empathy for those who do the bullying.

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30 pages, Hardcover

First published July 29, 2008

About the author

Matt Casper, M.A. MFT. Matt is a licensed Marriage and Family Therapist. He received his bachelor's degree from Duke University and his master's degree from the California Graduate Institute of Professional Psychology and Psychoanalysis. Matt currently lives in Los Angeles, California where he is in private practice as a psychotherapist. He is the co-author of a series of children's books--The Emotes. The Emotes line of books and toys were designed to help children identify, understand and express their emotions.

Reviews

[Terry]

The author has done a nice job weaving several themes into this story: feelings and empathy, bullying in general, cyber bullying, and creative problem solving. The illustrations are like graphic novels, but do not carry the story in the same way. Given the amount of main text, some of the sidebars and inset boxes may be distracting to a young reader. I was a bit confused, because Abash's mood at the beginning of the book suggested he was already a victim, but we later learn that's not true.

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