October is anti-bullying month

• Notes from Kathryn

Here are some resources

So I went and looked up some stuff on the internet hoping to find some information about how to help kids cope with being bullied, how to deal with kids who do the bullying—just general tips and resources that might be helpful. I have to say that I paused when a main resource that popped up at the very top of the list was STOPBULLYING.GOV. Really??? I thought. In this era would this be the best resource to go to? Bit of a quandary.  Similarly I was thinking if there is an environmental problem—ahem—like climate change or global warming would the Environmental Protection Agency be the best place to go to see how you could help. So, I went to STOPBULLYING.GOV. Their suggestions were not bad by any means but vague and general. So they wouldn’t be at the top of my list.

However, there are plenty of good places to find info. 

In terms of helpful books. I would recommend Queen Bees and Wannabes by Rosalind Wiseman, https://www.amazon.com/Queen-Bees-Wannabes-3rd-Realities/dp/1101903058/

One of the best websites is :

https://www.dodea.edu/dodeaCelebrates/BullyPrevMonth.cfm

Oh! And finally the answer to the questions about what the two pictures have in common? Bullies. 

The poster is from an Amazon anti bullying prevention kit for elementary and middle school children sold on Amazon.

https://www.amazon.com/Poster-100-Anti-Bullying-Prevention-Elementary/dp/B008UZWQ04/

And the Burning Queen is not a poster but the cover for my latest book in the Tangled in Time series. And on the cover is one of the biggest royal bullies ever—Queen Mary Tudor, also known as Bloody Mary and her target is one Rose Ashley a seventh grade girl who tumbled through time from our century to 16th century England. Will she make it home in time or will she be burned at the stake?  Pub date October 29, 2020—second to the last day in anti bullying month.