Take a Stand! What YOU can Do about BULLYING by Carrie Golus

Book Details
This book is written with the tween in mind.  It is an excellent resource for exploring the topic of bullying. If a tween is looking to be informed, seek help or find solutions to bullying this is an excellent first read on the topic.   In a very user friendly and modern format (the book was published in 2009) the reader can learn about what bullying is and the many forms that it takes.  A great feature of the book is the inclusion of celebrities who were bullied and and were able to overcome the great difficulty victims of bullying face and have highly visible successful lives.  Some of the celebrities in the book are Tom Cruise, Eminem and Kate Winslet.   Another great feature of the book is the inclusion of “Bully Stoppers” which are tips for dealing with and finding solutions to bullying. These are interspersed throughout the chapters.  Cyberbullying is given its own chapter and it is highly informative and clearly appropriate for the present. Tweens are given strategies for stopping bullying starting with reminding them that if they are being bullied it is not their fault and they are not alone - there is help available.  There are excellent resources for finding more information on anti-bullying programs in schools and several suggested readings and websites.
Review
The graphics in this book and its layout are phenomenal.  This is the best book I have found so far that I would recommend to a tween on the topic of bullying.

Interest Age/Reading Level
Recommended for ages 8 to 12.  Reading level: 5.0

Golus, C., & Desrocher, J. (2009). Take a stand!: what you can do about bullying. Minneapolis, MN: Lerner Publications Co.