Bullies to Buddies: How to Turn Your Enemies into Friends

Izzy Kalman
Quality Books, Inc. (2007)
ISBN 0970648219
Reviewed by Brad Phelps for Reader Views (12/06)


This is one of the best suggestions to stop bullying I’ve ever heard. Izzy Kalman has showed that you don’t really need to do anything. He writes in a way that a kid could relate to. There is at least one picture (usually funny things) on every page, so it helps tie in with the subject.

Izzy Kalman states that to turn bullies to buddies all you need to really do is treat them like your friends. Instead of getting mad at them, ignore them completely or try to use humor, especially on yourself.

But he doesn’t just talk about bullies from school; he shows that everyone is bullying everyone all the time. People usually think it’s funny to see other people getting hurt or mad, so that’s a good reason why people bully you, to get you mad. Also, people want power, and bullies are having power over you.

I would suggest this book to any kid that’s in elementary or junior high school. This is a really good way to end the tormenting. But some of Izzy Kalman’s suggestions might not work in high school, although the basis of the way to handle the problem might. This book has inspired me to give a speech to an 8th grade etiquette class. I am a junior so I’ll be able to give them some good advice and from someone other than a parent or teacher.

So if you’re a kid that always getting called names, fighting with your little brother, or getting in arguments with anyone, then read this book. It gives great ways to turn “Bullies to Buddies."

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