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The Skinny on Bullying Perfect Paperback – November 1, 2010

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The Skinny on Bullying, the Legend of Gretchen (Rand Media Co, 2010) by Mike Cassidy, is written for children who are at the age where bullying first begins to take form. The book is written for both the bullied and the bully alike in the award winning Skinny On format.

The book is about two best friends named Beth and Billy who are about to start their first day at Stickville Middle School.

Beth and Billy were popular at Stickville Elementary School. Billy was the class president and Beth was one of the best soccer players her class. Everything changes when they get to Middle School and experience bullying for the first time by the older eighth graders. Just when they think their situation can't get any worse, the pair learns from their friend Ronnie that a legendary bully named Gretchen is transferring to the school.

Beth and Billy don't believe the story until Gretchen arrives at the school a few days later. She terrorizes everyone in site. Beth and Billy are especially targeted by Gretchen after she spots them dressed in costume for the school play.

With the help of friends, teachers, & counselors the young students do everything they can to make the best of their situation.

The Skinny on Bullying teaches young readers how to:

- Identify if they are being bullied.

- Understand the different types of bullying.

- Defend someone else being bullied.

- Avoid bullying.

- Avoid and prevent cyberbullying.

- Identify with celebrities who were bullied.

- Know if they are being a bully.

- Stop being a bully.

Reading age

8 - 11 years
Print length

128 pages
Language

English
Grade level

3 - 6
Dimensions

5.75 x 0.5 x 8.75 inches
Publisher

Rand Media Co
Publication date

November 1, 2010
ISBN-10

0982439016
ISBN-13

978-0982439012
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Never before has a book addressed bullying in such a concise, user-friendly, entertaining and straight forward format as this exceptional offering, the skinny on bullying: the legend of Gretchen. ...Superior in every regard, the skinny on bullying: the legend of Gretchen is a must-read.

-Herald-Tribune, Friday, March 11, 2011

This book cleverly uses the graphic novel approach, combined with simple, cartoon-type artwork that will quickly engage young students while it conveys important concepts for dealing with bullying.

-Author Max Elliot Anderson, Books for Boys Blog

I strongly urge all parents, grandparents, aunts, uncles, siblings, teachers, and principals to put a copy of The Skinny on Bullying: The Legend of Gretchen in the hands of every young person in your life. The book is presented in a very delightful comic book-type format with lovable, funny characters that kids of any age would love reading about. I can see a teenager enjoying this book as easily as a fifth grader.

-Joi Sigers,Selfhelpdaily.com

My son grabbed a book that I was reviewing for this issue, The Skinny On Bullying: The Lesson of Gretchen and he read through it twice. It s a funny, cartoon-style book that addresses the very real and scary issue of bullying. After reading, I asked his opinion of the book & he said he really liked it. He didn't know why, but he really liked it. And he sat still for a little bit, deep in thought. I could tell he was chewing on the information that he read, trying to make sense of it.

-Metro Family Magazine - --.

About the Author

Mike Cassidy is a writer, marketing professional and social media expert who grew up outside New York City. Mike is a 2006 graduate of Villanova University with a degree in Communications. Follow him on twitter @cassidyventures.

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Publisher ‏ : ‎ Rand Media Co (November 1, 2010)
Language ‏ : ‎ English
Perfect Paperback ‏ : ‎ 128 pages
ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 0982439016
ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0982439012
Reading age ‏ : ‎ 8 - 11 years
Grade level ‏ : ‎ 3 - 6
Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 6.4 ounces
Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 5.75 x 0.5 x 8.75 inches

Best Sellers Rank: #6,480,905 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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Mike Cassidy is an author and owner of Cassidy Ventures, a new media strategy and consulting business serving the New York Metropolitan Area.

A graduate from Villanova University, Mike specialized in Communicational Studies and Political Science.

Upon graduating in 2006, Mike worked as an associate producer for the Women's Entertainment Network's "Secret Lives of Woman" series. The filming of the series often took place within controversial and even dangerous situations. As a change of pace, Mike worked simultaneously as a social media strategist for a 2008 US Senate Campaign.

At the end of 2008, Mike met entrepreneur Jim Randel who offered a fresh new take on the publishing business. His idea was to further disseminate complex personal financial and professional ideas and make them more relatable and visually engaging for the average consumer.

Mike along with a small team of dedicated employees helped Jim develop and build a new cutting-edge publishing company known today as Rand Media Co.

Follow mike on twitter @cassidyventures or via his website http://cassidyventures.com

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patti r. keller

A book for young people to share.

Reviewed in the United States on February 23, 2014

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I bought several copies to give to my grandsons and nieces. They all have expressed that they like the book.
Their parents also were glad to have something written to share along with them as opposed to just talking
this subject over. The illustrations along with the book were also very interesting.

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This is an important book about bullying that would be an excellent tool to educate young people about this serious problem ...

Reviewed in the United States on November 19, 2010

Mike Cassidy claims that he himself was bullied and "was also (at times) a bit of a bully [himself]." It appears that few people pass through childhood without feeling the touch of a bully enter their lives, but now the time has come that our attitude toward this serious issue must change. Looking the other way is no longer an option. No one book can be the answer and Cassidy does state that "this book is a guide, not the answer to bullying." The consequences of bullying are now well known and, in some cases, have ended with the needless death of a young person. This book will not only be a useful tool for the parent, caretaker, or teacher, but also one that can be read by middle school students. The usual stick figure format in the "Skinny On" books has been expanded in some sections to look more like a graphic novel, a format that is quite popular and has been embraced by many students.

We follow Billy and Beth, close friends who "do everything together," as they transition from Moose Elementary School to the sixth grade at Moose Hill Middle School. There they can easily see"the middle school's natives are big and fierce and they don't look like they take kindly to strangers." They quickly discover that changing schools is very difficult and they are frightened when they see eighth graders bullying younger students. In their learning process, which at times was uncomfortable, they learn about the four types of bullying: physical, verbal, indirect, and cyberbullying. Each one of these types of bullying is carefully explained. At first the two "managed to stay under the bully's radar," but Lester was not as fortunate. A time out in the book occurs when the narrator pointedly says to them, "Unfortunately, avoiding bullies simply is NOT ENOUGH. You need to STAND UP to bullying whenever you see it. ESPECIALLY when it involves someone else."

Three steps to assist a victim of bullying include: 1) "The Golden Rule" - discuss the problem with an adult 2) Take a stance against the bully 3) Become and "ally" and help the victim out. The reader will also learn how to either protect himself against being bullied or teach someone how to avoid it. You'll learn: 1) The importance of staying in a group 2) How to avoid those "hot spots" where they can be caught 3) How to remain confident. The book quickly transitions back to the school with the entrance of a new student, Gretchen, who "terrorized everyone in sight" at her former school. Examples of each type of bullying are incorporated into the text. Several stories of famous people who have been bullied are included. Eminem, Taylor Swift, Taylor Lautner, Kate Winslet, and Michael Phelps all give us insight into the problems they had.

This is an important book about bullies and bullying that would be an excellent tool to educate young people about this serious problem. Of course the ending of the book appears to be somewhat pat with its `all's well that ends wel'l approach, but nevertheless I was quite impressed with the content. The definitions, examples, and characters make it perfectly clear to the reader what bullying is and why it must be stopped. I especially liked the example about cyberbullying on Facebook and Beth's approach to the problem. The "real life" stories of famous people who were bullied add a great deal to the text. This would make an excellent read and discuss book in the classroom setting, especially if the reading was done in groups and then discussed as a whole. In the back of the book is a glossary and additional website resources to explore. This was an impressive "Skinny On" book with a lot of important information packed it its pages!

This book courtesy of Rand Publishing in exchange for an honest review.

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Jim Cherry

Good Guide for Parents As Well As Children

Reviewed in the United States on November 4, 2010

Bullying is a prevalent phenomena in our society. I was bullied as a kid. I did a little bullying myself (one of the things the book points out bullying is the gift that keeps on giving, the bullied becomes the bullier). Bullying has been with us a while, just about every TV show that has kids in it has an episode about bullying, and in the new internet age bullying has evolved and has been making our nightly news.

The Skinny On series is back with a new release, "The Skinny On Bullying," a book for children, early teens, or a good reference and guide for parents to read with their children. All the usual tools of The Skinny On series are present, the stick figure drawings, Beth and Billy to help identify the problems being discussed, distilled information (although not so distilled that it's watered down) presented in an entertaining and concise manner, plus a new character Gretchen who is an antagonistic foil to Beth and Billy.

The book is a good book to be read by children or teenagers on their own, or with parents who will hopefully be able to add more information to their children's defensive arsenal. Not only is this a highly readable book for young people, I think the parents will find the book enjoyable as well as informational, and will help keeping the communication lines open between parents and children.

"The Skinny On Bullying" (like other books in the series) has commonsense advice regarding the problem and solutions that can be easily implemented. To encourage children and show them that bullying is only temporary, and its ill effects can be overcome gives examples of now famous people that were bullied in their younger years. The examples are relatable to younger readers, people such as Michael Phelps, Taylor Swift, and Taylor Lautner.

If you're looking for a book that relies on facts, is entertaining, informative and doesn't talk down to kids about bullying, I highly recommend "The Skinny On Bullying."

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Reviewed in the United States on March 9, 2011

Billy and Beth are best friends. They've just turned ten years old and have graduated from elementary school. But attending Stickville Middle School is so much different. Now they also have to deal with bullies. And since Gretchen arrived at their school, their lives are becoming more and more difficult, as she bullies them and their classmates.

Bullying comes in many forms, as this stick-figure illustrated book reminds us. While we may only think of bullying as physical intimidation, it's possible to find it as verbal, indirect and cyberbullying. But there are ways to minimize being bullied and stand up to someone if they're bullying others. Sometimes even the person who feels bullied can be guilty of bullying, as Billy and Beth find out while dealing with Gretchen. They are also surprised to find out that even bullies sometimes have problems of their own, and a little understanding can go a long way toward everyone getting along better.

Bullying has always been a problem for kids. The Skinny On Bullying addresses this issue in a way they can easily understand. These simple stick figures have expressive mannerisms and sometimes go a bit over-the-top in making a point. And the text provides clear lists of bullying behavior as well as how to handle it, so kids can refer back to them easily.

Reading The Skinny On Bullying will take only a short while, and will feel more like spending time with a comic book. But the powerful anti-bullying message will stick with kids for a long time.

Reviewer: Alice Berger

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