Alley Oops, Janice Levy
Alley Oops, Janice Levy
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Alley Oops

Author: Janice Levy

Narrator: Kevin M. Connolly

Unabridged: 8 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 02/20/2024

Synopsis

Alley Oops relates the painful and embarrassing aftermath of name-calling and bullying from the perspective of the bully. J. J. Jax has been tormenting an overweight boy named Patrick, calling him Pig-Pen and Porky, to the point that Patrick is now afraid to go to school. Learning of his son' s behavior, J. J.' s father lectures him to stop bullying Patrick. When that approach fails, Mr. Jax tries another tack and shares an experience he had as a youthful bully and the consequences he recently faced as a result of his actions. Touched by his father' s words, J.J. reaches out to Patrick in a school arm-wrestling contest and experiences the " alley oops" moment of empowerment and self-esteem that comes from doing the right thing. Snappy dialogue highlights the harmful, lasting effects of bullying and the importance of finding common ground toward conflict resolution. Believable contemporary illustrations bring the story to life with expressive body language.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Makkena on October 04, 2017

This book is a great way to teach children the consequences and issues of bullying.......more

Goodreads review by Jeanine on April 09, 2012

J.J. bullies Patrick by calling him names regarding the fact that he is overweight. J.J's father tells J.J that when he was younger, he was also a bully but he now looks back and regrets it. J.J. hangs around with Patrick and realizes that they actually have a lot in common and become friends. This......more

Goodreads review by Theresa on September 29, 2017

alley oops by janice levy used for bully proofing in a school i work at... It has a mixed message, yes it does talk about bullying, but the the bully goes to the boy he was bullying and yells at him for turning him into his parents for what he did. They find a connection in a common issue, wrestling......more

Goodreads review by The Brothers on March 09, 2016

A boy is given a lecture about being a bully by his father. After being told about the detrimental effects of bullying upon both the bullied and the bully, the boy goes out and befriends the person he was previously tormenting. The boy learns that just because someone is different (in this case over......more

Goodreads review by Jodi on January 28, 2012

A read-aloud for bullying. A boy gets in trouble for bullying a new student at school, and his father tells him a story about how he was once a bully and regrets it. The bully then meets the boy he bullied and decides thane wants to be his friend. I don't love this book, because it doesn't discuss t......more

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