Pages: 352
Pub. Date: September 1st, 2011
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You are not alone. Discover how Lauren Kate transformed the feeling of that one mean girl getting under her skin into her first novel, how Lauren Oliver learned to celebrate ambiguity in her classmates and in herself, and how R.L. Stine turned being the “funny guy” into the best defense against the bullies in his class.Today’s top authors for teens come together to share their stories about bullying—as silent observers on the sidelines of high school, as victims, and as perpetrators—in a collection at turns moving and self-effacing, but always deeply personal.
First sentence: "I know bullying."
This book was heartbreaking and inspiring. I was bullied in middle school for a short time, but my High School really doesn't have much bullying. Sure there are rumors and stuff, but no one gets taunted and shoved into lockers. I guess I'm lucky that my high school experience wasn't lived in fear.
Short accounts, little poems, and drawings by 70 authors we know and love made me cry and gasp because I would have never thought they were treated so terribly in their youth. This book is something you should read if you were bullied, were the bully, or even if you've never had this kind of experience.
Short accounts, little poems, and drawings by 70 authors we know and love made me cry and gasp because I would have never thought they were treated so terribly in their youth. This book is something you should read if you were bullied, were the bully, or even if you've never had this kind of experience.
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Each story had their own unique voice and it was like a cold bucket of water was dumped on my head. I've heard stories about bullying, but none of them ever really connected with me. I've probably read more than half of the authors' books and I was affected almost personally reading these stories. Just like in their novels, I felt thrown into the book, like I was living it myself. Each author retold an account of an experience they had with bullying. Some were attacked viscously and used their torture as fuel in life. Others tell of how they didn't stop a bullying they witnessed and live with the guilt of not having done anything. And they confront their bullies and realize they are no longer victims. This book was very moving and made me realize I need to do more to stop bullying.
what this book taught me.....
- 19,000 kids try to commit suicide every year as a result of being bullied
- Never let anyone tell you you are worthless.
