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HRSA's National BullyingPrevention CampaignVolume 1www.stopbullyingnow.hrsa.govCoolCOMICSInside!
Dear Readers,Were you bullied at school today?Did you see someone else beingbullied? According to a 2005 studyby researchers at the University ofCalifornia at Los Angeles, nearlyone half of middle-school studentsreported being bullied at leastonce during five school days. Evenmore kids had seen others beingbullied. Bullying is harmful notonly to the kids that are bullied,but to every kid in school. Hitting,READ ALL ABOUT ITBullying is a big problem, and it’s nothingnew. Children’s book authors began tacklingthe subject long before Draco Malfoytaunted Harry Potter.thinkingtratsdnae books,sehttakooabout howTake a lyou can make a difference.Bluish, by Virginia Hamilton (Scholastic)Ten-year-old Dreenie gets her fellow classmates to stopteasing Natalie, a girl who is sick with leukemia.teasing, name-calling and otherforms of bullying create anatmosphere of fear and dread.Every kid wonders, Will I bebullied next?At TIME For Kids, we want everykid to feel comfortable, safe andconfident at school, so everyonecan focus on learning andgrowing. That’s why we are soproud that the Departmentof Health and Human Services hassponsored this suppliment “StopBullying Now!” This is the first ofthree issues you will receive thisCrash, by Jerry Spinelli (Alfred A. Knopf)John “Crash” Coogan, a popular school athlete, beginsto question the way he treats a small, poor classmate.Felita, by Nicholasa Mohr (Penguin Putnam Books for Young Readers)After she is teased and taunted by kids in her newneighborhood, Felita learns to take pride in her PuertoRican roots.The Hundred Dresses, by Eleanor Estes (Harcourt Brace)Wanda’s classmates tease her because she wears thesame faded dress to school each day. She claims to have100 dresses at home.year presenting bullying scenariosand showing you ways to copewith them. Share this comic book,and the two that follow, with yourfamily and friends.The Revealers, by Doug Wilhelm (Farrar, Straus and Giroux)Tired of the bullying that goes on in their middle school,Elliot, Russell and Catalina start an e-mail forum to airtheir gripes.Bullying behavior has probablybeen around for as long as humanbeings have walked the earth. Wehope to give kids the tools theyneed to react appropriately toBad Girls, by Jacqueline Wilson (Delacorte)Mandy hates looking 8 years old when she’s actually 10.Teased by the beautiful school bully, she finds comfort ina new friend.bullying situations. Bullying shouldnot be rewarded or tolerated.Sincerely yours,Martha PickerillManaging Editor, TIME For KidsThe Sixth Grade Nickname Game, by Gordon Korman (Hyperion)Best friends Wiley and Jeff are known for the clever nicknamesthey dream up. But problems arise when the names becomemore hurtful than clever.
Rise and shine, K.B.!First day at your new school!Mom, you’ve said that “fresh new start”thing the past three times we’ve movedand I had to start a new school!Why can’t I just stay at Science Camp?Oh, joy.Ring!!Aw, c’mon, sweetie.You’re gonnamake a fresh new start!Our story begins.Because summer is over, and ifyou don’t go to school, I’ll haveto return all these new clothes!I got you an entire freshnew wardrobe to makeyour fresh new start!Mom.YouNEW CLOTHES?!I know, I know. we’re on a budget. But. I splurgeda little ‘cause my daughter deserves to look “hip!”Now, get dressed and get ready to WOW them at school!didn’t.Oh, I’ll wow them alright.Here they are. theLater, at school.cool girls' lockers!Hey, like, how'd weget lockers all nextto each other?Duh, Mimi. Cassandra has connections.
Stick with me, girls, and you'll always beas far from the geeks as possible.K.B. finds her first class, and sees a familiar face.Well, if it isn't K.B. Fluffernutter!Mr. Bittner!Um. it's Floofinatta?Oh, right.Sorry K.B., My mistake.So what brings you to my laboratory?K.B. remembers Mr. Bittner from Science Camp.Meeoww!Isn't thisroom 201?Oops.Hmmm. your name's not here. I thinkyou're in the wrong homeroom.Umph!K.B. collides with Cassandra in the doorway.Watch where you're going, Freak!Oh, joy.Sorry.What are you apologizingfor, your clumsiness oryour ‘sorry’ outfit?
And now, give it up for.Milton Weems!Milton! Milton! Milton!Milton! Milton! Milton!Milton! Milton!Somewhere, in dreamland.Milton! Milton!Whacha' doin', TeenyWeemie? Practicingfor the dork-estra?Wake up, Dreamy Weemy!All right everybody, line up for some car-di-o-vascular!Later, Weemie Weenie!Ugh!Another fun encounter with my very own torture patrol.How did I get to be so lucky ?Feel the music,Milton! Be onewith the tuba!WumpLater, during his tuba lesson !Wump!
Milton, what's wrong withyou today? Your playinglacks its usual passion!!kwauSqWrong? Heh-heh.what makes you thinkanything's wrong?You can't fool me, my littletip-top-tubist! I can hear yourfrown blowing out your tuba!Oh, that's terrible,Milton! Nobody deservesto be bullied. We'll needto look into that Well, um. there's a couple of guys.They've been picking on me. Again.In the meantime, youcan't let them ruin thethings you love. You lovethe tuba. While Ilove.the Triangle!After the lesson.Hey, Weemie Weenie! Needa hand with that tuba?Vr umpT in!g!A handful of MUD, I mean!Splat!
Somebody wake me whenthe nightmare's over.On the way home.Great job, Josh! You trimmed ten seconds off your besttime. You'll make the track team this year for sure.Way to go, Josh!Click!Hey, Josh-ster. That was a greatmile you ran. Maybe we'll havea good track team this year.He he! A good trackteam! Good one, Brick!That wasn't a joke,you dweebs!Yeah.hope we do havea good team this year.Wooah!C ra s h !Umph!On the way to the locker room, Josh runs into Raven.
Oh! I'm really sorry.Josh pulls his gym towel back off of his head. and their eyes meet.Are.are you OK?Here, let me help. Sorry. Guess I'mgonna have to watch where I'm going.Yeah.Yeah, I guess!Guess he, like, grew up.Who was that?That was Josh.I'll say! He grew threeinches over the summer.And now he just ran hisbest mile ever!Guess all that runningfor his life last yearreally paid off.Josh? Josh North?Wasn't Josh thatskinny kid who Thorpicked on last year?I can't believe that's really Josh North.He's like, three-alarm cute.I so hope your mother doesn't totallyforget to pick us up again, Bibi.After school, at the bus stop.
Yeah - we wouldn't want tohave to board the LOSER bus.How funny was it when Cassandra saidthat thing about her "sorry" outfit?!Ew, new girl alert.Actually, I thought Cassandrawas being kinda harsh.Like, to DIE for funny!I mean you know, like,harsh in a funny way?Speaking of harsh, last night I had this totalnightmare that Cassandra was a judge and shesentenced me to jail cuz of my bad outfit.GASP! That is SO weird! I once had anightmare that she arrested me for bad hair!Well, don't look now, Mimi, but I think yournightmare is about to come true.What are youtalking about, Mel?My shirt! If Cassandrasees this, I am SO out ofher inner circle.Lucky for you I'm alicensed FashionEmergency Technician!Melanie can’t believe what she’s hearing.
Hey, Raven. Lasa.Whoa. Am I hearingthings or did Melaniejust talk to us?You're hearingthings. Mel left usfor "cooler" friends,remember?Just then, she sees her friends from last year.Melanie, who are you talking to?Come on, guys. You'restill my friends, too.Uh, nobody.Raven and Lasa can’t believe what THEY’RE hearing.That's right - nobodies.Uh, Mel? Hello? Aren't you gonna walk me to the car?Oh, um, sure.Did we just go from'friends' to 'nobodies' intwo-point-five seconds?Actually, I thinkit was more liketwo seconds flat.Stay tuned for more!In the next issue of TIME For Kids www.StopBullyingNow.HRSA.gov
First Day BluesILLUSTRATION BY: David CoulsonK.B. Floofinatta is new in town,and she’s had a tough first day.She could use a friend, andsomeone who can help her gethome! Use the directions andthe compass rose to draw onthe map how K.B. can walkfrom her school to her house.DIRECTIONS Walk north on Friendship Way.Walk east on Pal’s Place.Turn north on Smiles Street.Walk east on the Road toHappiness.Bonus:In addition to givingdirections, what might you doto make someone who’s new toyour school feel more at home?1. an instrument2. a number3. a person’s name4. a mean characterfrom a book or movie5. a noun (plural)6. an instrument7. your favorite song8. an exclamation9. your favorite musician10. a body part11. a noun12. a verb ending in -ing13. an adjective14. a noun15. a nounA New TuneMilton Weems wants to be a rock star. But theschool bully has been making Milton feel flat.Rewrite Milton’s story so that it has a differentending. Fill in each blank space in the box withthe kind of word described.Then, put yourwords into the numbered blanks in the story.Milton Weems plays the 1. He practices2 hours a day. 3, who sometimes acts like4, used to make fun of Milton. He teased Milton,saying “Only 5 play that!” Deep down, he felt badthat he didn’t know how to play the 6.One day, he heard Milton play 7. “ !8You sound like 9,” he exclaimedMilton could not believe his 10. His classmate hadnever given anyone at school a 11 But here he was12 Milton. Why? By hearing Milton play, he hadlearned a 13 lesson: You can’t judge a14 by its . 15
Lend a HandLooking for ways to make your school a nicerplace? One person can make a difference! Put acheckmark in the box next to each item thatyou complete. Then fill in the blank space withanother kind thing that you can do.Talk to a student whom youhaven’t talked to before.Join a club or pursue an activityor sport that you enjoy.Volunteer to help a new studentfind his or her classes.Don’t put up with bad behavior.If a friend or fellow classmate isbothering you, tell them youdon’t like it and walk away.Stand up for someone who isbeing taunted or teased.Don’t spread gossip. If youhear someone spreadingrumors that you knowaren’t true, tell them so.Tell an adult if you seea student being bullied.Top 5Things Kids Worry AboutIt doesn’t matter who you know,what you look like or how good you are at schoolor sports: everybody worries. With this in mind, KidsHealth.orgasked 1,004 9- to 13-year-olds throughout the U.S. what theyworry about. Here's what concerned them the most.1. Grades4. Being liked and fitting in at school2. Looks or appearance 5. Being out of shape or overweight3. Problems at homeSource: KidsHealth.org/The Nemours FoundationTHINK! What onthis list worries youthe most? What aresome ways that youmight be able toease your mind?
COMICS Inside! www.stopbullyingnow.hrsa.gov HRSA's National Bullying Prevention Campaign Volume 1. READ ALL ABOUT IT Bullying is a big problem, and it's nothing new. Children's book authors began tackling the subject long before Draco Malfoy taunted Harry Potter. Dear Readers,
