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COLDHEARTED

“Someone once told me that I was coldhearted. They believed it. I didn’t.

Kids learn how to cope. Bullied kids find that special superpower inside that pushes them to survive. They wear masks on the outside for the world to see, but inside they are raging, struggling to experience normal.

Bullied kids face fear every day. They are beaten by words or actions—both cause pain; both leave scars. Eventually, they build a strong armor around their hearts that thickens over time.

Bullies yell. They strike out with angry words and tight fists. Bullies grow puffy. They need power to feed their powerless existence.

Though they rarely know it, the bullied are stronger than their enemies because they have the courage to face their demons every day and seek deep within themselves to find the serenity they so deserve.

Bullied children often replace pain with numbness; fear and anger with indifference; chaos with peace. They find a way to move on—sometimes they seek revenge; sometimes they become feared.

Someone once told me I was coldhearted. They were wrong.

I suppose they’ve never been bullied.” view abbreviated excerpt only...

Discussion Questions

1. What would be the steps or course of action for a parent when their child is targeted by the Mean Little People (bullies) of the world?

2. There is a significant scene in the novel when Tony is living at his childhood home that is actually non-fiction. Can you guess which one it is?

3. Marge the bus driver gave Tony advice “Sometimes bein’ left out is better than bein’ let in.” Was this good advice? Did Tony take the advice? Was their ever anyone in your life who gave you advice in a sentence or two that changed the course of your life?

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