Overview
After Katie gets caught teasing a schoolmate, she's told to meet with Mrs. Petrowski, the school counselor, so she can make right her wrong and learn to be a better friend. Bothered at first, it doesn't take long before Katie realizes that bullying has hurt not only the people around her, but her, too. Told from the unusual point of view of the bullier rather than the bullied, ""Confessions of a Former Bully"" provides kids with real life tools they can use to identify and stop relational aggression. ""From the Hardcover edition.""
Full Product Details
Author: Trudy Ludwig ,
Beth Adams
Publisher: Tricycle Press
Imprint: Tricycle Press
Dimensions:
Width: 19.30cm
, Height: 0.80cm
, Length: 23.10cm
Weight: 0.295kg
ISBN: 9781582463582
ISBN 10: 1582463581
Pages: 48
Publication Date: 24 August 2010
Recommended Age: From 6 to 9 years
Audience:
Children/juvenile
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Children / Juvenile
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Out of Stock Indefinitely
Availability: In Print
Limited stock is available. It will be ordered for you and shipped pending supplier's limited stock.
Reviews
Review, Kirkus Reviews, July 1, 2010: <br> Katie’s mean treatment of a classmate results in expectable consequences. She meets with the principal, then weekly with a school counselor to learn more about 'bullying behaviors.' To make up for the hurt she caused, she turns her journal of those meetings into a book about bullying, narrated in a believable first-person voice. Borrowing design features from the popular Wimpy Kids series—lined paper, doodles and a typeface that imitates hand printing—this surprisingly useful self-help title is clearly aimed at upper-elementary-school readers. Among the 'quick facts' Katie quotes (from studies cited in the backmatter) is that 74 percent of eight to 11-year-olds report that bullying occurs in their schools. While Katie used words, body language and silence to bully her friend Monica, she also describes cyber-bullying and physical bullying. Her counselor’s six 'empower tools' offer excellent responses beyond the well-mean
Author Information
TRUDY LUDWIG, author of six books for children, has been profiled on national television, radio, and newsprint. An active member of the International Bullying Prevention Association, she is a sought after speaker who collaborates frequently with organizations like The Ophelia Project, Hands & Words Are Not For Hurting Project, and Putting Family First. Trudy's books have received the Mom's Choice Gold Award, the Cooperative Children's Book Center's ""Best of the Best of the Year"" award, and have been recognized as NCSS-CBC Notable Social Studies Books for Young People. She lives in Portland, Oregon. Trudy is available for select readings and lectures. To inquire about a possible appearance, please contact the Random House Speakers Bureau. BETH ADAMS' illustrations have appeared in commercials, on book covers, and in magazines. She lives in Lakeville, Connecticut. ""From the Hardcover edition.""
