What if you wrote a letter to the past and the past wrote back? In this episode middle grade author, Carolyn Mackler, talks about using letters for two kids who are getting bullied to make connections and help each other through their challenges. Bullying is such a hard topic and there are powerful children's books for adults to help kids understand what they can do about bullies.
BookHuddle with Readgab A Children's Book Podcast
Find Carolyn Mackler
https://www.carolynmackler.com/
https://www.instagram.com/carolynmacklerbooks/
https://www.facebook.com/carolynmackler
Right Back At You By Carolyn Mackler https://www.amazon.com/Right-Back-You-Carolyn-Mackler/dp/1338734210/
Tuck Everlasting by Natalie Babbit https://www.amazon.com/Tuck-Everlasting-Natalie-Babbit/dp/0312369816/
#middlegradebooks #author interview #childrensbooks
Chapters
00:00 Meet Carolyn Mackler, Author Icebreaker
03:35 What is "Right Back At You" about?
06:01 Creating a book made from letters from two very different people
09:27 Finding commonality in each other
10:50 On being bullied and finding someone to talk to about it
14:54 The Right Back at You Project Initiative
18:06 What would you tell your teenage self if you could write yourself a letter to the past?
19:29 Carolyn’s children’s book recommendation
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