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Bobby's Story is about courage and the power inside all of us.  The story is based on unpleasant events that occurred many years ago in the author's own life.  The character, Bobby, is constantly reminded of his grandfather's powerful words of life, "Wrong is wrong - no matter how many people do it, and that it only takes one person to speak out for what is right - The Power of One!"  After Bobby's parents lose everything, including their jobs, their home, and their dreams, his family is forced to leave all their family and friends behind.  They move to the city with hopes of finding jobs and starting over.  For Bobby, the struggle is about acceptance, not only from his new friends, but his new life.  He needs to reach inside himself to find the inner strength necessary to make new friends, live in poverty, and stand up to the red-haired bully.

Bobby Kent was a steroid-pumped, 20-year-old bully who liked to dominate his peers in their comfortable, middle-class Ft. Lauderdale beach community through psychological, physical and sexual abuse. One summer night in 1993, Bobby was lured to the edge of the Florida everglades with a promise of sex and drugs, but was never seen alive again.  The tormentor had become the victim in a bizarre and brutal act of vengeance carried out with ruthless, cold-blooded efficiency by seven of his high school acquaintances, including his lifelong best friend, and instigated by one overweight, under-loved teenager who believed her life would be perfect if Bobby Kent was dead.  This book is a riveting story of adolescent rage and bloody revenge, and all the more harrowing and horrific because it's true.

Brian Tacang's first novel takes readers on a wild ride through the fantastic town of Masonville, where eccentric scientists and burly librarians, circus performers and bullies abound, and where science and miracles sometimes collide.  As an inventor, Millicent knows this formula by heart.  Unfortunately, a series of failures -- like the Ever-Juicy Gum Enhancer Pellet and the Retractable Ponytail Holder -- have left her a few beakers short on faith.  Millicent's best friends in The Wunderkind Club are ready to give up on her inventions, but Bully-Be-Gone, her latest creation, should be the breakthrough Millicent needs.  After all, her formula for thwarting the enemies of overachievers everywhere is foolproof.  Before long, Millicent has a disaster of monumental proportions on her hands.  With only days to concoct an antidote, her friendships -- and her future as an inventor -- hang in the balance.

Based on The Bully Free Classroom by Allan L. Beane, Ph.D., this card game plays like Crazy Eights, so most kids will have some familiarity with the process.  The cards are divided into four categories: "What Would You Do If", Self-Esteem Boosters, Ways to Stay Bully Free, and "Why Should You Do This?"  Kids get rid of cards (and move closer to being "out" or "bully free") by offering reasonable suggestions and responses to questions.  Meant to be played with adult supervision (a teacher, counselor, or youth worker familiar with anti-bullying themes), the game includes an insert with rules and basic anti-bullying concepts.

Every day, in schools Bullying doesn't stop at the grade school playground.  Middle school students can be targets and perpetrators of verbal, emotional, and physical bullying as well.  This important new video explores unique bullying issues that middle school (grades 6 to 8) students experience-as told in their own words.  Real kids (not actors) discuss real-life issues and situations, including: What is bullying?  Why do kids bully?  What if it happens to you?
Included with this DVD is a teacher's guide that contains information designed to assist you with introducing, following-up and reinforcing the material presented.

Bullying is an issue in all areas of our community.  It can lead to a considerable degree of absenteeism and has the potential to develop into more serious problems such as sexual, physical and emotional abuse.  This innovative, new series presents teachers with a conflict-resolution approach to identifying, coping with and preventing this improper behavior using reproducible activities.  In addition to these activities, the book contains extensive teacher notes, advice for working with parents and web links.

Every day, in schools and in other institutions, aggressive, harassing acts are carried out with frightening regularity.  The oppression and intimidation caused by bullies can make it almost impossible to concentrate upon an education or a career.  Cycles of violence can be broken by confronting and eradicating environments in which bullies thrive.  By using education, empowerment, commitment, and unity, socially maladjusted individuals can be convinced to stop their abuse.

• Learning objectives in this video include:
• Learning the definition of bullying
• Looking at the various types of behavior that constitute bullying
• Considering the typical characteristics of a bully
• Learning the common characteristics of the bully's target
• Learning some strategies for dealing with bullies
• Exploring the emotional effects that are experienced by the target of a bully

"Bully Coach" Joel Haber, Ph.D., is one of the leading experts in the prevention of bullying.  A pioneer in the field, he has worked with thousands of kids, parents, teachers, counselors, and others to understand the root causes of the bullying.  He covers identifying bully types to exposing the reasons why kids become bullies, targets, or bystanders, and helps stamp it out once and for all. By delivering a practical, supportive, and step-by-step "bullyproofing prescription" that yields lasting results for both boys and girls, from grade school through high school, Bullyproof Your Child for Life gives specific action steps to help any child build resilience and confidence, develop compassion and trust, and thrive in school, camp, sports, and beyond.

Grace Matthews is funny and talented, and everyone's friend.  But, when the girls in bunk 3C pair off, Grace realizes that she's the only one without a best friend.  Soon, Grace starts hanging out with Kerri, a girl from a rival bunk, who starts bullying Grace and those around her.  Will Grace have the courage to stand up for herself even if it means standing on her own?

This practical series will help students to deal with all the non-academic issues that can affect academic success.  Based on the latest research and classroom studies, these books provide motivating and appropriate reproducible activities in a ready-to-use format that teachers will appreciate.  Each topic area is treated with an activity that includes lesson with answers, discussion questions, additional activities, student work page and useful background activity.  The teacher's section includes a method overview, setting up the class environment, collaborative learning, differentiating instruction, assessment indicators and assessment forms.  Topics covered in this book include:  Roles, responsibility, goals, stress, stereotypes, tolerance, bullying, conflict resolution, peer pressure and more.

Cyber bullying has become more prevalent through the use of e-mail, instant messages, chat rooms, and other digital messaging systems, and brings many unique challenges.  This book provides the most current and essential information on the nature and prevalence of this epidemic, providing educators, parents, psychologists and policy-makers with critical prevention techniques and strategies for effectively addressing electronic bullying. It includes:

• An empirically-based resource with up-to-date information about the nature and prevalence of cyber bullying through the use of email, instant messages, chat rooms, and other digital messaging systems
• Examination of the role of anonymity in electronic bullying
• Feedback from focus groups and individual interviews with students and parents
• A handy reference with practical strategies for educators, parents, psychologists and policy makers about prevention and intervention of cyber bullying

Cyber Bullying is defined as the willful and repeated act of harming others electronically (through email, instant messaging, Web sites, chat rooms, social networking sites, cell phones and other electronic means).  It is a relatively new issue, but has clear consequences that need to be addressed.  This is why Hazelden has published Cyber Bullying: A Prevention Curriculum for Grades 6-12.  The consequences of cyber bullying are far-reaching, causing some victims to experience low self-esteem, poor academic achievement, difficulty making friends, loneliness, depression, and suicidal thoughts and tendencies.  Some reports of suicide following incidents of cyber bullying have been in the news.  Around one-third of all teens using the internet have been bullied, and have found that bullying in any form is tied to a host of other behavior problems, including substance abuse.  Education and prevention are keys to halting cyber bullying.  The Hazelden cyber bullying curriculum is authored by nationally renowned experts in the field of bullying prevention.

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