My Secret Bully
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- Author：Trudy Ludwig
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Summary
THE SECRET'S OUT ON BULLYING
Here is the all-too-familiar story of Monica。 She and Katie have been friends since kindergarten。 Monica loves being around her when she's nice。 But there are times when Katie can be just plain mean。 And Monica doesn't understand why。
Monica is a target of relational aggression， emotional bullying among friends who will use name-calling and manipulation to humiliate and exclude。 But with a little help from a supportive adult—her mother—Monica learns to cope and thrive by facing her fears and reclaiming power from her bully。
Including a foreword by the founder of the The Ophelia Project， as well as helpful tips， discussion questions， and additional resources， My Secret Bully is a vital resource for children， parents， teachers， and counselors。
From the Hardcover edition。
Here is the all-too-familiar story of Monica。 She and Katie have been friends since kindergarten。 Monica loves being around her when she's nice。 But there are times when Katie can be just plain mean。 And Monica doesn't understand why。
Monica is a target of relational aggression， emotional bullying among friends who will use name-calling and manipulation to humiliate and exclude。 But with a little help from a supportive adult—her mother—Monica learns to cope and thrive by facing her fears and reclaiming power from her bully。
Including a foreword by the founder of the The Ophelia Project， as well as helpful tips， discussion questions， and additional resources， My Secret Bully is a vital resource for children， parents， teachers， and counselors。
From the Hardcover edition。
Reviews
Martina Rusnakova
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This is a useful book when your kids are confronted with bulling。 The toxic relashionship is well described， atually copied the situation we were just handling quite precisely。 I liked that parents were involved in the solution as well。
Kelly Woznik
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What a great book
Dedra
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I think this is a pretty useful book。 It would be a great discussion starter with students。
Lisa Houston
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This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 This is a phenomenal book for girl drama！ I need to make sure I buy it for my classroom。 I like how the author shows the bullying， she’s shows how the bullied girl handles the situation alone， and then I love the fact that the bullied girl tells her mom about the problem and they role-okay how to handle the bullying。 If you teach K-6th grade this is a MUST have book for your classroom！ I could see so many writing activities coming from this book。
Aislinn Hogan
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This was an interesting book that shows a glimpse of bullying， and mental health。 I think having bucks dealing with mental health in a classroom are extremely important， and some thing I wish for more accessible when I was growing up。
Talia
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Star rating: 4Copyright: 2003Genre: concept books， realistic fictionTheme: friendship， bullyingI think this book was a beautifully written example of how even a friend can become a bully， and gives examples of how to get help against a bully。 I would use this book in my classroom library。
Maria Caplin
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Wanted to love this book。 We need more books for kids about bullying especially quiet secret bullies。 This book had way too much text and I’m not sure I would use in class。
Jessica Speer
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This contemporary realistic fiction picture book is a must-read for elementary school girls。 It’s about a young girl who is bullied by her best friend， a situation that is familiar to many girls。 With a little help from a supportive adult—her mother—Monica learns to cope and thrive by facing her fears and reclaiming power from her bully。 Readers will learn about the importance of confidence， self-worth and finding help when you need it。 This story delves into relational aggression and emotional This contemporary realistic fiction picture book is a must-read for elementary school girls。 It’s about a young girl who is bullied by her best friend， a situation that is familiar to many girls。 With a little help from a supportive adult—her mother—Monica learns to cope and thrive by facing her fears and reclaiming power from her bully。 Readers will learn about the importance of confidence， self-worth and finding help when you need it。 This story delves into relational aggression and emotional bullying， including the use of name-calling and manipulation to humiliate and exclude。 The book also includes helpful tips， discussion questions， and additional resources to help families navigate this difficult issue。 。。。more
Lakisha Cox
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this was one of my favorite books I wish I had found this book when my son was in middle school this is most definitely a book for kids in middle school due to the changes that they already have to deal with by entering in to a new environment to have to deal with being bullied and picked on and not know what to do is another issue that kids should not have to deal with。 this book will for sure help kids learn and understand how to deal with being bullied and picked on I recommend this book to a this was one of my favorite books I wish I had found this book when my son was in middle school this is most definitely a book for kids in middle school due to the changes that they already have to deal with by entering in to a new environment to have to deal with being bullied and picked on and not know what to do is another issue that kids should not have to deal with。 this book will for sure help kids learn and understand how to deal with being bullied and picked on I recommend this book to all middle school students this book was good 。。。more
Sarah
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Addresses the common childhood issue of relational aggression: when a "friend" turns others against you but is nice to your face。 Teaches that the bullied should tell a trusted adult and stand up for themselves in front of other children。 Reads more like a self-help book for kids than like regular fiction。 Addresses the common childhood issue of relational aggression: when a "friend" turns others against you but is nice to your face。 Teaches that the bullied should tell a trusted adult and stand up for themselves in front of other children。 Reads more like a self-help book for kids than like regular fiction。 。。。more
Raquel Pilar
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Monica is friends with Katie， but Katie is nice to her only when they are alone。At school， with other students， she is really mean and Monica doesn't understand why。Her mom， then， gives her hints on what to do to solve this problem。Kids really sympathize with Monica and it is a great book to talk about bullying （:I wish I had someone to show me this story when I had this kind of problem， hahaha Monica is friends with Katie， but Katie is nice to her only when they are alone。At school， with other students， she is really mean and Monica doesn't understand why。Her mom， then， gives her hints on what to do to solve this problem。Kids really sympathize with Monica and it is a great book to talk about bullying （:I wish I had someone to show me this story when I had this kind of problem， hahaha 。。。more
Jessica
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Fiction: If bullying is going on in school， this is a good book to talk about it。 Iy even offers extra help with dealing with these issues。
Amber Garner
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This book is relatable to many kids these days becuase it talks about how a close friend bullies her friend， but she doesn't consider it bulling since they are "friends"。 This book is relatable to many kids these days becuase it talks about how a close friend bullies her friend， but she doesn't consider it bulling since they are "friends"。 。。。more
Kristina Shin
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Our classroom has been talking about friendship and this book looks at relational bullying。 After reading， we had a discussion about the importance of reaching out to others when in difficult situations， standing up for yourself/others， and being compassionate。
Madison Gullekson
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This is a book a lot of kids can relate to。 It's about a girl who has a friend she's been friends for a long time but her friend has started to bully her and how she learns to stand up for herself and realize she's not a good friend to her。 This is a book a lot of kids can relate to。 It's about a girl who has a friend she's been friends for a long time but her friend has started to bully her and how she learns to stand up for herself and realize she's not a good friend to her。 。。。more
Henry Claxton
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This story should be read to all students。 All too often， friends are emotionally bullied by other so-called friends。 Ludwig gives excellent resources and examples to empower the bullied student。 This story is a female oriented version of Ludwig's other story， Just Kidding。 Ludwig has grasped how to deal with bullying for students， parents， and educators。 This story should be read to all students。 All too often， friends are emotionally bullied by other so-called friends。 Ludwig gives excellent resources and examples to empower the bullied student。 This story is a female oriented version of Ludwig's other story， Just Kidding。 Ludwig has grasped how to deal with bullying for students， parents， and educators。 。。。more
Christina O
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Great book for kids （& adults） struggling with bullies。 I highly recommend this book for teachers and parents。
Mary
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Monica and Katie have been friends for a long time。 But lately Katie seems to be turning away from Monica， and influencing others to snub Monica too。 When Monica finally talks to her mom about it， her mom really listens and helps her with strategies to defend herself against the secret bully。 This form of bullying is sadly common。 The message of the book is clear--didactic--providing language and tactics to use against bullying。 Recommended for elementary and middle school aged students and elem Monica and Katie have been friends for a long time。 But lately Katie seems to be turning away from Monica， and influencing others to snub Monica too。 When Monica finally talks to her mom about it， her mom really listens and helps her with strategies to defend herself against the secret bully。 This form of bullying is sadly common。 The message of the book is clear--didactic--providing language and tactics to use against bullying。 Recommended for elementary and middle school aged students and elementary counselors。 。。。more
Janice
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Monica and Katie have been friends since they were little， but lately Katie has been mean to Monica when they are in a group。 When they are by themselves， Katie is the same as ever toward Monica。 This is a great book for a conversation starter。 There are questions for discussion in the back。 Probably best for 3rd grade on up。
Phoebe
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This book started a great conversation with my daughter about what she deals with at school。 These issues are happening to girls earlier and earlier in age， and it's important to offer them the tools to deal with these situations。 This book started a great conversation with my daughter about what she deals with at school。 These issues are happening to girls earlier and earlier in age， and it's important to offer them the tools to deal with these situations。 。。。more
Lisa
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Can’t wait to use this with my 3rd graders！
Ian McHugh
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The story here was a good one。 The ‘jump’ between confronting of the bully and everything being ‘OK’ again was too swift - this is often the most important part of the ending of the misery of bullying and more detailed coverage of the aftermath of the confrontation would allay some of the fears faced。 The guidance to ‘use humour’ or ‘remove yourself from the situation’ is correct BUT there was little explanation of how this was to be achieved and what would happen next。 Story is recommended as a The story here was a good one。 The ‘jump’ between confronting of the bully and everything being ‘OK’ again was too swift - this is often the most important part of the ending of the misery of bullying and more detailed coverage of the aftermath of the confrontation would allay some of the fears faced。 The guidance to ‘use humour’ or ‘remove yourself from the situation’ is correct BUT there was little explanation of how this was to be achieved and what would happen next。 Story is recommended as a discussion piece。 。。。more
Denise Hammer
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This is an excellent option to use when talking to young girls， especially in those friendship triads where one is always getting left out。 It really hits home and doesn't show a happy ending where everyone gets along again， but decides to part ways， which may be a more realistic way to handle unhealthy friendship dynamics。 This is an excellent option to use when talking to young girls， especially in those friendship triads where one is always getting left out。 It really hits home and doesn't show a happy ending where everyone gets along again， but decides to part ways， which may be a more realistic way to handle unhealthy friendship dynamics。 。。。more
Sherri Kashaka
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This book was a good read for both my 1st and 3rd graders and showing different kinds of friendships and what to look at when finding friendships！！！！
Jennifer
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This story clearly explains what bullying can look and feel like and how to handle it in a positive way。 Highly recommended。
Cindy Mitchell *Kiss the Book*
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Ludwig， Trudy My Secret Bully PICTURE BOOK illustrations by Abigail Marble。 Tricycle Press， 2005。 Monica and Katie have been best friends since kindergarten， but Katie's behavior has changed lately and her whispery attacks are destroying Monica's self-esteem。 Finally， a heart-to-heart with her mother gives Monica the tools and strength to stand up for herself。 Excellent material for a serious discussion about bullying in a Teacher Advisory。 MS - ESSENTIAL Ludwig， Trudy My Secret Bully PICTURE BOOK illustrations by Abigail Marble。 Tricycle Press， 2005。 Monica and Katie have been best friends since kindergarten， but Katie's behavior has changed lately and her whispery attacks are destroying Monica's self-esteem。 Finally， a heart-to-heart with her mother gives Monica the tools and strength to stand up for herself。 Excellent material for a serious discussion about bullying in a Teacher Advisory。 MS - ESSENTIAL 。。。more
Haley
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This is another children's book that I read for a child development class。 It is a useful book to teach children about the more unspoken form of bullying: relational aggression。 This refers to when someone causes harm by damaging someone else's relationships for social status。 The book does a great job at introducing this topic and teaching children to remove those toxic people from their lives and stick up for themselves。 However， it could do more by providing more solutions to the problem so t This is another children's book that I read for a child development class。 It is a useful book to teach children about the more unspoken form of bullying: relational aggression。 This refers to when someone causes harm by damaging someone else's relationships for social status。 The book does a great job at introducing this topic and teaching children to remove those toxic people from their lives and stick up for themselves。 However， it could do more by providing more solutions to the problem so that children have options。 The solution in the story seemed to be a bit too simple; often times， it is not this way in reality。 。。。more
Ms Threlkeld
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Important message， but very text heavy for a picture book and the writing felt didactic。
Laine
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i went thru this exact thing when i was a kid。 wish i'd had someone like monica's mom to properly tell me how to handle it。 SUPER RELEVANT！ and easy to understand。 A+ i went thru this exact thing when i was a kid。 wish i'd had someone like monica's mom to properly tell me how to handle it。 SUPER RELEVANT！ and easy to understand。 A+ 。。。more
Kate
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Good book on excluding kids， talking to adults， and making good friend choices。
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