The following interview appeared in the Voices newspaper. For several years, Carter had looked for someone to bring his ideas to a younger audience. The two writers met when Noll answered a classified ad Carter had placed in the paper. And everyone plays the bully at some point in their life.
Bullies can be enemies or friends, relatives, neighbors or even teachers.
In the beginning of her book, Noll tells readers about a few times she was bullied as a kid. Everyone is insecure about something. Bullies create more bullies, she said. Then the victim tries to become a bully. The key is realizing that what the bully does is totally wrong.