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Tag Archives: cyberbullying
LQBTQ+: “Simon and the Homo Sapiens Agenda”
Simon and the Homo Sapiens Agenda by Becky Albertalli Although Simon believes that coming out as gay isn’t going to be a big problem in his life, he is hesitant to do it. His family will still love and support … Continue reading →
Posted in bullying, Family Problems, Fiction, Romance, Young Adult Literature
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Tagged book review, book reviews, coming out, cyberbullying, Georgia, humor, LGBTQ, romance, theater arts students
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“Send”
Send by Patty Blount “A punch to the jaw wasn’t how I imagined starting my first day at another new school, but fate had a warped sense of humor.” So begins Send, with Daniel (and/or Ken) making the decision … Continue reading →
Posted in bullying, Controversial Issue/Debate, Family Problems, Fiction, Human Rights Issues, Romance, Young Adult Literature
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Tagged book reviews, bullying, child-parent relationships, critical thinking, cyberbullying, death, death and dying, duty to respond, family problems, friendship, high school students, reluctant readers, romance, school problems, suicide, suicide in literature, Teen Issues, YA fiction, YA literature
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Bullying Books: “I Swear”
I Swear by Lane Davis Leslie Gatlin commits suicide in the prologue to I Swear, fulfilling the wishes of a group of girl bullies, who had been urging her to kill herself. Why did these girls do this? Much as … Continue reading →
Posted in Controversial Issue/Debate, Family Problems, Fiction, Young Adult Literature
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Tagged book reviews, bullying, cyberbullying, high school students, YA fiction
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Summer Reading: Bullying Books
Summer Reading One of my reading goals this summer is to read and select some books about bullying—both the cyber sort and the in-person attacks. I hope to recommend two bully-themed books per month in the 2013-14 school year. This … Continue reading →
Posted in Family Problems, Fiction, Hi-Low/Quick Read, Human Rights Issues, Mature Readers, Read 180, Young Adult Literature
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Tagged bullying, cyberbullying, YA fiction, YA literature
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Social Issues: Transgender People, Sexualized Childhood, and Cyberbullying
Is Childhood Becoming Too Sexualized? Articles in the book ask questions such as whether the sexualization of girls teaches boys to be sexual predators or to be sexually violent; whether feminists are to blame for the sexualization of girls; whether … Continue reading →
Posted in Controversial Issue/Debate, Human Rights Issues, Non-fiction, Young Adult Literature
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Tagged cyberbullying, sexuality, transgender
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