30: On Being Bullied and Finding Someone to Talk To - Interview with Middle Grade Author Carolyn Mackler

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 PodcastFind Carolyn Macklerhttps://www.carolynmackler.com/https://www.instagram.com/carolynmacklerbooks/https://www.facebook.com/carolynmacklerRight 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 Chapters00:00 Meet Carolyn Mackler, Author Icebreaker03:35 What is "Right Back At You" about?06:01 Creating a book made from letters from two very different people09:27 Finding commonality in each other10:50 On being bullied and finding someone to talk to about it14:54 The Right Back at You Project Initiative18:06 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