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A review by sarahannkateri
Dear Bully: Seventy Authors Tell Their Stories by Megan Kelley Hall, Carrie Jones
5.0
How can we stop children from bullying each other?
I'm not sure there is an easy solution, and neither are most of the authors included in this book. If you're looking for an actionable plan to stop the bullying epidemic, Dear Bully isn't the book to use.
However, if you're looking for a painfully honest collection of mostly autobiographical essays about being the bully, the bullied, or the bystander, buy this book right now. The advice is vague and often contradictory, and the quality of the essays is somewhat uneven, but there is no denying the power of reading 70+ stories, all of which say "You're not alone. It will get better. This has to stop."
Give it to kids who are being bullied. Give it to bullies. Give it to everyone who works with teens and has ever turned a blind eye to taunting and to parents of elementary school students. There might not be an easy solution to the bullying problem, but we have to start somewhere.
I'm not sure there is an easy solution, and neither are most of the authors included in this book. If you're looking for an actionable plan to stop the bullying epidemic, Dear Bully isn't the book to use.
However, if you're looking for a painfully honest collection of mostly autobiographical essays about being the bully, the bullied, or the bystander, buy this book right now. The advice is vague and often contradictory, and the quality of the essays is somewhat uneven, but there is no denying the power of reading 70+ stories, all of which say "You're not alone. It will get better. This has to stop."
Give it to kids who are being bullied. Give it to bullies. Give it to everyone who works with teens and has ever turned a blind eye to taunting and to parents of elementary school students. There might not be an easy solution to the bullying problem, but we have to start somewhere.