Böcker av Katie Kuperman

Are you being bullied?Is one of your friends struggling mentally?Do you teach students who could benefit from a mini unit on bullying and mental health?Are you a guidance counselor who wants to open the dialogue help kids move forward productively?Many Ways Up is an accessible and inclusive workbook on bullying and mental health, which accompanies the novel, The Only Way Out. Together, these two books are the perfect package, addressing two of the biggest issues plaguing our youth and young adults today.*** ENDORSED BY EDUCATORS*** ENDORSED BY BULLYINGCANADA* A portion of all proceeds will be donated to BullyingCanadaThis workbook guides you step by step, and shows you exactly how to make positive changes in your everyday life. It is filled with discussion questions, educational components, actionable tasks you can start implementing today and visual exercises to be completed right in the book!You'll learn how to:Be open to fresh perspectivesProcess eye-opening statistics we all need to be aware ofCreate new solutions and steps forwardMake yourself impermeable to bullying behaviorLook inward, set your own priorities and gain self-confidenceBe mentally healthy in your everyday lifeTalk openly and speak up for yourself and others

Kaitlyn and Rebecca are next door neighbors and the best of friends. The two young teens can't wait to attend high school together! What they don't know, however, is that danger the likes of which they never could have imagined looms ahead.Just moments after they begin their exciting first day, Rebecca becomes the victim of choice for Chantel, a young, rough-edged bully at Leacrest High. What starts as a seemingly insignificant altercation outside the school cafeteria eventually escalates into physical, mental and emotional attacks, both in the flesh and online. But no one knows the depths of what she's going through - not even her best friend, Kaitlyn.One sunny afternoon in March, tragedy strikes and a horrible incident takes place, of which Kaitlyn is an unfortunate bystander. One thing leads to another and terrifying secrets are revealed. Now the people closest to Rebecca are forced to deal with the alarming discoveries.Kaitlyn finds herself swallowed whole by feelings of sadness, anger, accountability and guilt. She removes herself from society and becomes diagnosed with post-traumatic stress syndrome. Battling depression and unable to participate in any of her regular day-to-day activities, it is a dark and sad time.That is until Kaitlyn's silence is finally broken. A revelatory experience catapults her into a new life chapter - one that is signified by speaking up, because now she knows this is the only way out: for her, for victims, for bystanders and for bullies.