Vicious
Subtitle: true stories by teens about bullying
By: edited by Hope Vanderberg
Contributors: Youth Communication (Organization)
Series: Real teen voices; Real teen voices
Publisher: Free Spirit Publishing; ReadHowYouWant
Published: 2012
Place of publication: Minneapolis, MN
Language: eng
Number of pages: 187
ISBN-13: 9781459694897
Subjects: Bullying; Case studies; Aggressiveness in adolescence; Interpersonal conflict in adolescence; Self-esteem in adolescence; Large type books; Self-esteem
Description: Teens share stories of bullying from different perspectives.

Essays by teens address bullying: physical, verbal, relational, and cyber. These stories will appeal to readers because the cruelty and hurt are unmistakably real -- and the reactions of the writers are sometimes cringe-worthy, often admirable, and always believable.
Notes: "Youth Communication"--Page 4 of cover.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

"Reading level grades 9 & up; Interest level ages 13 & up; Fountas & Pinnell guided reading level Z+"--Title page verso.
Table of contents: title: Why are girls so mean / Anonymous; title: I showed my enemies; title: and hurt my friends, too / Elie Elius; title: Username: hater / Kiara Ventura; title: The walking flame / Eric Green; title: Fortress of solitude / Anonymous; title: Feeling different / Isiah Van Brackle; title: "Smut page" survivor / Destiny Smith; title: Learning to love my hair / Charlene George; title: Gay on the block / Jeremiya Spears; title: A place to belong / Lavell Pride; title: Standing my ground / Xavier Reyes; title: The Facebook fight that fractured my face / Catherine Cosmo; title: Always the outcast / Christian Pimentel; title: Caught between two colors / Shaniqua Sockwell; title: The very lonely bully / Avad Ratliff; title: "Can I holla atcha?" / Allajah Young; title: Bad boy gets a conscience / Anonymous; title: Standing up to the cyberbullies / Malik Frank, Breanna King, Angelica Sanchez, and Linda Sankat; title: Teens talk about online abuse / YCteen staff; title: Vicious cycles / Miguel Ayala; title: How adults can help / Miguel Ayaia.