bullies

Discusses bullying, why it occurs, and how it can be handled.

Discusses cyber bullying, including what it is, how it happens, how to avoid it, and more.

Bullying has always existed in one form or another, but the worldwide reach of the Internet has given bullies more ways than ever before to taunt, harass, and abuse their victims. Through objective overviews, primary sources, and full-color illustrations this title examines the issue.

Through journal entries required by their social worker at a juvenile detention center, middle-schoolers Katie, Nate, and Renata relate how they came to kidnap their tormentor, Chase, a star athlete from the town's most prominent family, who surprisingly became their willing victim.

Cyberbullies use electronic devices such as computers and cell phones to embarrass, harass, or threaten someone. They use words or pictures to scare or taunt their targets at home, school, and many other places. In this insightful book, teens can learn smart ways to protect themselves and others when they use electronic devices.

In this stirring narrative, teen readers learn about some of the causes of physical bullying, people who have struggled to cope with the problem, strategies for victims and bystanders on how to stop physical bullying, and how individuals and schools can reduce this grave injustice.

Social alienation is a form of indirect bullying. In this penetrating narrative, teens learn about the effects of bullying, not only to the victim but also to the bully. Readers will also explore topics such as how bullies choose targets, how people who are socially isolated can develop a plan of defense, and how to combat social alienation.

Experts refer to psychological bullying as relational aggression. In other words, the bully sets out to damage the victim's relationships with others by affecting how peers view that person. Readers examine how it feels to be psychologically bullied and why certain teens are more likely to be targets than others.

In this insightful narrative, students understand and identify damaging verbal encounters, what to expect from an encounter with a verbal bully and ways to respond. Learn about efforts that schools and communities are taking to destroy the bullying culture, anti-bullying legislation, and the federal Stop Bullying Now! Campaign.

Provides clear, balanced, and thoughtful examination about cliques a hot-button issue of the day. Carefully crafted narrative, fully documented primary and secondary source quotations, informative sidebars, and study questions all provide excellent starting points for research and discussion.