{"product_id":"tough-a-story-about-how-to-stop-bullying-in-schools-9781575424385","title":"Tough!: A Story about How to Stop Bullying in Schools","description":"\u003cp\u003eSam is concerned about keeping things orderly and \"cool\" at school. She thinks people need to have a tough skin in order to fit in and withstand others' meanness and lack of cooperation. Sam teases her free-spirited classmate Luisa and enlists a friend, Jayla, to help. But when Sam is confronted by a concerned teacher about her bullying, and Jayla turns on Sam and befriends Luisa, Sam begins to show some heart and rethink her treatment of others.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe Weird! Series \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003eThese three books tell the story of an ongoing case of bullying from three third graders' perspectives. Luisa describes being targeted by bullying in \u003ci\u003eWeird! \u003c\/i\u003eJayla shares her experience as a bystander to bullying in \u003ci\u003eDare! \u003c\/i\u003eAnd in \u003ci\u003eTough!, \u003c\/i\u003eSam speaks from the point of view of someone initiating bullying. Kids will easily relate to Luisa, Jayla, and Sam, as each girl has her own unique experience, eventually learning how to face her challenges with the help of friends, peers, and caring adults.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePart of the Bully Free Kids(TM) line.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eErin Frankel\u003c\/b\u003e loves telling stories of hope and wonder. She is the author of the Weird Series (Free Spirit, 2012), \u003ci\u003eRemembering Barkley\u003c\/i\u003e (Albert Whitman \u0026amp; Company, 2020), \u003ci\u003eA Plate of Hope\u003c\/i\u003e (Random House Studio, 2024), and \u003ci\u003eMary Oliver, Holding on To Wonder\u003c\/i\u003e (Calkins Creek, 2025). Erin has an M.A. in English education and is passionate about teaching and writing. She lives in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, and is represented by Susan Cohen at Writers House Literary Agency.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Free Spirit Publishing","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50646979313938,"sku":"9781575424385","price":7.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_f0e0df9c-7b4b-4353-8462-921e3bb8f184.jpg?v=1733191402","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/tough-a-story-about-how-to-stop-bullying-in-schools-9781575424385","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}