Name: Say Something
Author: Peggy Moss

Say Something

Author(s)

Peggy Moss

Illustrator(s)

Lea Lyon

Age Group

4-8

Publisher

Tilbury House Publishers

ISBN

978-0884483601

Year

2013

A young narrator describes different examples of bullying that she witnesses at school and on the bus, but remains silent. One day, when her friends are absent, she must sit alone in the cafeteria and several students make jokes at her expense. In addition to feeling angry about being treated this way, the girl is frustrated with the other kids who look on sympathetically but say nothing. She is then able to empathize with other targets. The next day, she approaches a quiet girl who is often teased and finds a new friend.

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