Stand Up for Yourself & Your Friends: Dealing with Bullies & Bossiness and Finding a Better Way

by Patti Kelley Criswell, Angela Martini (Illustrator)

Overview

You can make a difference, and this book is here to help! It gives you the tools you need to recognize bullying — and be prepared to handle it. Take a quiz to learn your "speak-up" style, and read great advice from girls who have been in similar situations. With tips that include wise words to use with bullies, smart ways to ignore them, and solid advice on getting an adult's help when needed, you'll discover how you can make the world a safer, happier place for yourself and your friends, too.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781609587383
Publisher:	American Girl Publishing
Publication date:	03/01/2016
Series:	American Girl® Wellbeing
Pages:	64
Sales rank:	198,289
Product dimensions:	6.50(w) x 7.90(h) x 0.30(d)
Age Range:	8 - 12 Years

About the Author

Patti has been a clinical social worker for over twenty years. She specializes in working with girls and young women, and their families. She is the award-winning author of many American Girl® titles, including A Smart Girl’s Guide: Friendship Troubles (Revised), Friends: Making Them and Keeping Them, The Book Club Kit, Go for It, Stand Up for Yourself, A Smart Girl’s Guide to Knowing What to Say, and What Would You Do? Patti is also a featured author in the parenting book, Raising an American Girl, and has been a consultant to American Girl for more than 13 years. In addition to her clinical practice, Patti teaches in the School of Social Work at Western Michigan University. Patti writes and speaks nationally on the topics of girl aggression and body image, and her work has been featured in print, on radio, and on television. She lives near Kalamazoo, Michigan, with her husband, Brian, and two children, Natalie and Jeff.