New to the Planet: Lost in Translation

Title: New to the Planet: Lost in Translation
Author: Robin Alice Merritt
Genre: Realistic Fiction
Summary: Peter is sick a tired of being bullied in class. So after months of dealing with the bully in the classroom, Peter decides to stand his ground. He stands up to the bully and doesnt't give him many opportunities to make fun of him. When a new student joins the class, the bully attempts to start making fun of the new girl for her accent. Since she was from out of the country, Peter didn't know how to communicate very well but he knew that she needed to be defended. So Peter took care of that for the new girl, and he was certain that the bully would no longer mess with her.

How to use: I would use this book in my classroom to address bullying. There is a good example of bullying as well as a great example of someone who stands up to the bully. I feel that by reading this book with all of my students, bullying will be a much smaller problem in the classroom.