Title: Journalist and young adult literature author, Doug Wilhel
1__________ SchoolWelcomes Author Doug Wilhelm
- Journalist and young adult literature author,
Doug Wilhelm will present to 6th, 7th and 8th
graders and adults. - Visit scheduled for Monday,
- February 11th, 2008
2Doug Wilhelm?
3The focus of his novel is .bullying!
- Bullying has become a Middle School epidemic.
4National Youth Violence Prevention Organization
reports
- Almost 30 of youth in the United States (or over
5.7 million) are estimated to be involved in
bullying as either a bully, a target of bullying,
or both.
- Some surveys report statistics as high as 80 of
all kids report having been the victim of
bullying at the Middle School level.
5Bullying has a terrible impact...
- Bullying peaks in the middle school years
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- Bullying can have devastating long term effects
on its victims - (source Maine Project Against Bullying)
6Bullying can lead to depression, lack of
concentration even suicide.
- Up to 7 of 8th graders stay home at least once a
month because of bullies
7Steps to combat bullying
- Build in system-wide awareness/action programs
such as Project Cornerstone - Provide support for our teens
- Immediately stop and address any bullying
- Integrate anti-bullying into the curriculum as an
ongoing theme
8Wilhelms book, The Revealers
- Louise Dudacommunity reading program organizer
- Bonnie Stewartlibrarian
9This book is different
- It is child-centered and the students who are
being bullied decide to make the change at their
school. - Instead of the negative impacts of cyber bullying
with the Internet, The Revealers - Uses the Internet (or school Intranet ) as a
positive tool to make change in the school.
10- Wilhelm has written a young adult novel that
addresses bullying - Keeps kids and adults engages
- Empowers kids to take action
- Demonstrates a creative kid centered solution to
a culture of bullying and
11Students relate to the characters and their
situations
- The book promotes an honest, deeper dialogue
about being bullied and bullying.
12www.the-revealers.com
- In person
- Kids and adults alike respond to the authors
presentations about writing the book - And about his own experiences being bullied as a
kid
- Check out the book website for more information
- Curriculum and standards based lesson plans
- NPR interview
- Teacher and studetn testiomonials
13"Giving everyone a chance to participate in our
community-wide discussion"Doug Wilhelm was an
immediate success with our entire community in
discussing his book on bullying, The Revealers.
His honesty, energy and openness about a
difficult topic for teens gave everyone a chance
to participate in our community-wide discussion.
Doug was respectful of all comments and
empathetic based on his own experiences as an
awkward student. His sense of humor relaxed the
group and provided an immediate sense of
camaraderie. Because if his visit our entire
middle school staff has since received additional
training on bullying. Answers to a student
questionnaire are providing the school
administration with information to address the
issue. I strongly recommend bringing Doug to your
community-wide discussion on bullying. As one of
our students said that night, "Mr. Wilhelm, you
are my hero." Brigid Sullivan, Executive
Director Black River Area Community Care
Coalition Chester, Vermont
14This was the best unit I've ever done with kids
-... nonreaders became readers," a teacher
writes A whole new world opened up to my students
this past spring while reading Doug Wilhelm's The
Revealers. While the message of the book is one
that all of my students can connect to personal
experience, what I absolutely loved about the
novel was that it inspired my students to want to
read more, and want to write more. Nonreaders
became readers, and everyone wanted to write.
15Award Winning
- Best Books
- Best Children's Books of the Year, 2004 Bank
Street College of Education United StatesMiddle
and Junior High School Library Catalog, Ninth
Edition, 2005 H.W. Wilson United StatesMiddle
and Junior High School Library Catalog,
Supplement to the Eighth Edition, 2004, 2004
H.W. Wilson United States - State Reading Lists
- Georgia Children's Book Award, 2005-2006
Nominee GeorgiaLand of Enchantment Book Award,
2005-2006 Nominee Young Adult New
MexicoNevada Young Readers' Award, 2007
Nominee Intermediate NevadaSouth Carolina
Junior Book Award, 2007-2008 Nominee Grades
6-8 South CarolinaSunshine State Young Reader's
Award, 2006-2007 Master List Grades 6-8
FloridaTeens' Top Ten List, 2004 Nominee
United States
16Recommended by the Anti-defamation League
17When my class read The Revealers it was very
addictive and I finished early. Now Im reading
it to my 18-year-old sister and my mom, and they
are begging me for more.-Brian Saffir-Shiffrin
(12)San Jose, CA 2007
- The Revealers book jacket testimonial