At least 75 percent of children get bullied. Bullying includes name-calling, exclusion from activities, spreading rumors, intimidation, hitting, kicking, sexual harassment, cyber-bullying, rape, and murder. Such abuse can occur in schools and everywhere else. Reading good books helps children understand bullying and gives kids ideas for dealing with tyrants and for repairing wounded self-esteem. I have firsthand experience with bullying. When I entered kindergarten as a new student, the other children refused to play with me. One girl taunted me every day because I was thin. Also, a boy in the class threw stones at me. Because of this abuse, I believed that I was an ugly misfit. It took decades for these inner wounds to heal. As an adult, I found out that my friends and neighbors had also been bullied for being overweight, wearing glasses, being tall or short, being clumsy, being a poor student, having a different…