Please Don't Say An X Word

<p>Artfully designed in black and white using abstracted portions of enlarged letterforms <em>Please Don’t Say An X Word</em> offers a jumping off point for that all-important discussion about verbal abuse and bullying with upper elementary and middle school students. But first what <em>is</em> an x word? In math “x” stands for a missing quantity as in the equation 2(x) = 4 where x equals 2. And so it is in this book where “x words” stand for all the “bad angry hurtful words” we use to denigrate others in the heat of an argument. Using just the right amount of humor and thoughtfulness W. Nikola-Lisa author of the award-winning <em>Bein’ With You This Way</em> urges us to reflect on how we talk to each other at the same time encouraging us to explore the incredible beauty and richness of language.</p>