Mayrock,
Aija. Survival
Guide To Bullying. Scholastic Press 2015 153p $9.99 ISBN 978-0-545-86053-6 ms/hs
Nonfiction VG-BN
The focus of this book is to aid
victims of bullying in finding the
inner strength to deal with the situation. It is heart-wrenching to read the
numerous ways that students deal with bullying on a daily basis. Mayrock’s advice on
making a game plan to get through the day, including deciding on the safest
route to get from class to class and who one’s potential allies in each room might be demonstrates
the distractions and worries that this population deals with every day. The overall theme of
the book is that the victim can take actions to ease, and hopefully stop, the
pain, and
that there
is a light at the end of the tunnel. The book
evolved from personal writings and journals, and it has that kind of layout, with doodles, lists, and font changes that can be
distracting at times. Overall, it is a
self-help book with a very personal feel to it that students will be able to
relate to and find useful advice for their individual situations. Recommended.
Summary: A teen who survived bullying shares her advice for others coping with
the same problem.
Bullying --Stephanie
Pennucci
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