Bobby's Story - Bullies Beware the Power of One

by E.J. Thornton

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• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0977476170
• ISBN13: 9780977476176
• Release Date: April 2006
• Publisher: Thornton Publishing, Inc.
• Length: 224 Pages
• Weight: 0.75 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 5.5" x 8.5"
• Age Range: 10 to 19 years

Customer Reviews

If you're interested in school safety - empower the kids from the inside out!

Reading Bobby's Story aloud in a classroom or as a group is an excellent way to get kids to talk about intimidation and bullies and other issues that they might not be able to comfortably talk about. When discussing the events in the book, and what Bobby went through, these kids get to frame their thoughts using Bobby's experiences. It is an amazing tool, written by a school principal, himself a victim of bullies when he was a child. He found a way to empower himself and the bully lost his control. It is an easy read for 4th-9th graders. The content is a compelling conversation starter.

Named "BOOK OF THE YEAR"

by the school district of Santa Barbara. Bobby's Story is an amazing story of one teen's courage, not only standing up to a bully, but empowering his classmates to do the same to end one bully's reign of fear. It is a book that every student should read and the Santa Barbara school district is insightful enough to say so!

Bobby's Story Empowers Students

Bobby's Story immediately engages the reader with characters who come alive and compel one to learn more about them. On his first day at a new school Bobby is dressed poorly and is the object of obvious derision by other students and Bobby soon becomes a victim of a notorious school bully. Bobby's adjustment to his new school might have continued to be difficult, but Bobby is smart and strong in character. He links up with other students who are tired of the bullying and with Bobby's leadership a plan to abolish all bullying in their school emerges. The actions of Bobby and his friends are developed in a thoughtful, creative way that empowers students to stand up for what is right. With passivity there is an assumption that others accept or condone the bullying behavior. They found they were not aloe in longing for justice and respect in their school. They draw on their study of the Bill of Rights of the Constitution as a foundation for their principles of a safe, bully-free school experience. With the realization that they have the potential to stop bullying by joining together. Bobby's Story has a powerful, positive message for students and an emotional impact on the reader.

Great teaching tool!

Great for the classroom! As I read this story to my 4th grade students, they were completely engaged. This book is easy to read aloud, and my students hated it when we had to stop! As a teacher, I love the message it shares: bullying is NOT ok! This story really helps students understand what bullying does to another person.

Fantastic - every teen aged boy needs to read this!!!

Bobby is every-boy USA. This should be used in bully-proofing programs everywhere!