Vicious : true stories by teens about bullying / edited by Hope Vanderberg.

Minneapolis, MN : Free Spirit Publishing, [2012]

167 pages : black and white illustrations ; 20 cm.

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

This book is included in the Reading Well Books on Prescription list for young people's mental health. Reading Well is delivered by The Reading Agency in partnership with Libraries Connected as part of the Libraries Connected Universal Health Offer. It was previously funded by Arts Council England and Wellcome. As of 2022, it is currently funded by Arts Council England, the Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport and the Welsh Government.

Copy 1. Donor: The Reading Agency.