Marvin's Monster Diary 4: Neighborhood Bully: (But We Stand Up, Big Time!)

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Its the clawsomest time of year: summer vacation! All Marvin and his friends want is to enjoy their turf the park across the street and play superheroes to their hearts content. But when bullies arise, so does conflict. Suddenly a power struggle erupts over playground dibs. Its Marvin and his band of Super Scarers versus Drake the Dreadful and his too-cool-for-school henchmen!

But the monsters discover that bullying isnt always black and white, good guys and bad guys. By using tools such as ST4 and a circular role-playing game, Marvin and his friends discover that defeating bullying doesnt always mean defeating bullies. In fact, with a little help from your friends, anyone can rise to the occasion.Marvin's hilarious doodles and diary entries chronicle his delightful adventures, misadventures, and eventual triumph in a funny, relatable way. It's the one series on ADHD and associated issues that kids will actually want to read!

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It's the clawsomest time of year: summer vacation! All Marvin and his friends want is to enjoy their turf - the park across the street - and play superheroes to their hearts' content. But when bullies arise, so does conflict. Suddenly a power struggle erupts over playground dibs. It's Marvin and his band of Super Scarers versus Drake the Dreadful and his too-cool-for-school henchmen! This book will have early readers thinking about different ways to handle bullies. The best answer isn't what you'd think. It's a great example of how to turn a bad situation into a good one. (Ages 7-9)Diana Perry, Story Monsters Ink Shelf

Author Bio

Raun D. Melmed, MD, FAAP, adevelopmental and behavioral pediatrician, is the director of the Melmed Center in Scottsdale, Arizona, and co-founder and medical director of the Southwest Autism Research and Resource Center. He is the author of Autism: Early Intervention; Autism and the Extended Family; and a series of books on mindfulness for children: Marvin's Monster Diary: ADHD Attacks, Timmy's Monster Diary: Screen Time Stress, Harriet's Monster Diary: Awfully Anxious, Marvin's Monster Diary 2 (+Lyssa): ADHD Emotion Explosion, Marvin's Monster Diary 3: Trouble with Friends (But I Get By, Big Time!), and the next in the series, and Marvin's Monster Diary 4: Bullying.

Caroline Bliss Larsenedits BYU Independent Study courses by day and writes and edits novels by night. She is also the coauthor of Marvin's Monster Diary 2 (+Lyssa!): ADHD Emotion Explosion and Marvin's Monster Diary 3: Trouble with Friends.