bullying
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Magnetic North’s “We Belong.” My favorite line: “We’re getting tired of proving we belong.” Kate DiCamillio tells an immigrant’s tale in The Tiger Rising. More specifically, it is the story of two immigrant children and the tiger from the title (who could also be considered an immigrant). All three are unwillingly transplanted into a new…
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Warp Speed by Lisa Yee My rating: 5 of 5 stars This is the third Lisa Yee book the boys and I have read together. Every once in a while, the boys will retell the scene from Bobby where his little sister asks him what his fish is doing and then break out laughing. Marley,…
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A coworker told me the saddest thing last week. There was a story in the Post with the headline: “Bullies Killed My Daughter.” A 12-year old girl was bullied into committing suicide. I did not know Maria Herrera but I have known bullying and felt the desperation that might cause someone to take their own…
Vincent Young 