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Bullying in the Classroom? Here is a little gift for adults!

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Title: Confessions of a Former Bully Author: Trudy Ludwig Illustrator: Beth Adams Copyright: 2012 Publisher: Random House Children's Books  Guided Reading Level: U  Genre: Realistic Fiction Summary: In this clever book, author Trudy Ludwig offers a modern approach to dealing with bullying in the classroom.  The concept of bullying in this book also has a modern concept - as the definition of bullying has changed over past years as more and more types of bullying have been created (like cyberbullying). Ludwig offers readers a brilliant book filled with important facts about bullying, diversity, and tips about how to deal with bullies for adults and children. Within the story, the main character, Katie, gets in trouble for bullying and has to talk to the school counselor. When Katie talks to the school counselor she finds out that she was bullied, and more people around her were bullied that she did not realized were bullied before. The book has many pi...