Bullying Under Attack: True Stories Written by Teen Victims, Bullies & Bystanders (Teen Ink)

I didn't love it, because it was depressing, but I believe it's an important book and it is well written. The poem about "Give me my Brother Back" was so touching and moving. I cried like a baby the first time I read it. It made me think about my own brothers.

Good book, but lacked solutions to problems.

This book really opened my eyes to how much we miss about bullying. And shows what and how we should find a better way of putting a stop to bullying.

I am not sure how to get this message to the right person , I ordered this by mistake. I dont have a Kindle. I wanted a hard cover book, I want it to be return and reimburse, please help me with this. Thank you.

This book is for everyone to read and learn from. Very well written and will tell you all sides of bullying A must read

good book.

Great buy...

Combining personal essays, poems, and artwork, Bullying Under Attack delves into the causes of and reasons behind bullying, presenting the issues from the side of the bullies and the bullied.I have read a few books about bullying, but none have ever made me so glad to have come of age in a time that preceded cyberbullying as Bullying Under Attack did. I was the token fat kid and teased mercilessly for it. I had few real friends and hated going to school, but at least I still had a sanctuary at home. The taunts and jabs couldn't reach me there. There was no internet, no cellphone, no IMing or texting. While reading this book, I found myself wondering if I had come of age with today's technology, would I have ended up like Ryan Halligan and so many other kids who simply couldn't face another day of being ostracized and humiliated.As I read, I found myself relating to so much of what was said."Even though he [the bully] affected my life in so many ways, I often wonder if I had any impact on his. It's strange to think that I, who feared him every day, was probably a very miniscule part of his life. To him I was truly invisible."I've wondered this so many times about the bullies who teased me. I can still remember every word they said, but I doubt that they do. Katherine Dolgenos sums it up very truthfully:"Bullying affects victims for years afterwards. I will remember these events for the rest of my life."And therein lies the greatest strength of this book - its writers. Teenagers who have been the victims and the bullies and the bystanders who did nothing because they were too afraid of becoming victims themselves. This book is effective because it is written by people who have experienced some aspect of bullying themselves, seen firsthand the damage it causes, the lives it destroys.If I had to recommend only one contribution to this tremendous book, I think it would be I Want My Brother Back by Ellis Juhlin. This heartbreaking poem illustrates how bullies take something that is beautiful and alive and flourishing and smother until it wilts like a flower denied water and sunlight. The poem uses few words, but says so, so much. It's terrible in its tragedy and devastating in its honesty.Bullying Under Attack should be required reading in schools everywhere. And not just for the students. I was furious when I read the numerous accounts of bullying victims who reached out to teachers, principals, and even law enforcement only to be told to get over it. This should be the book discussed in English class, read during assemblies, carried in every backpack, and available on library shelves. We can't learn from our mistakes if we don't know what they are and how they affect others. Perhaps the more who read this book, the more they will take a stand against bullies, stop bullying others, or just reach out to a victim in need. This is an excellent book with the power to influence its readers and maybe, just maybe erase some of the hatred from this world.

I choice this rating because I thought the book was really interesting to find out about other people's experience of being bullied through school and things.I liked the fact that the victims contributed to the book and told the reader exactly how it made them feel and the unpleasant and dreadful affects it had on them as a person as a whole. I also liked the fact that the book it's self is dedicated to some grandchildren who I assume also got bullied and the fact that it's almost like presented as a group idea to create a book.I would definitely recommend this book to someone else, I think it's a real help (in a good way) for other people who have been bullied to read it.IT WILL HELP!!

I bought this because it represents all the sides of bullying, I was bullied as a child and the hurt was carried into adulthood, its an excellent book that shows the bullying from all sides from the bullied, bully and bystander.

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