So does being cool mean you get to go around calling other people names?

Banning books is just another form of bullying. It's all about fear and an assumption of power. The key is to address the fear and deny the power.

Another thing I think about names is that they DO hurt. They hurt because we believe them. We think they are telling us something true about ourselves, something other people can see even if we don't. —Bobby Goodspeed

A day can start out ordinary and end up being in the top ten. —Joe Bunch

Sometimes kids just act impulsively, but it's because we have strong feelings, not because we're trying to make trouble.

The way I look at it, love does not necessarily make for a happy ending any more than winning does. What makes for a happy ending is what Addie said all along: freedom. The freedom to be who you are without anybody calling you names. —Bobby Goodspeed

Dear Skeezie, Today I ran after a boy as he was trying to get away. I tackled him and we both landed in the mud. Do you think I appeared desperate?-Joe Bunch