Rosebud didn't know she was a bully. She thought she was only protecting herself.

Bullying used to be considered as a rite of passage to strengthen character. This is no longer so based on new research. "Bullying can be defined by many things. It's teasing, name-calling, stereotyping, fighting, exclusion, spreading rumors, public shaming and aggressive intimidation." Whether in person or on the internet the effects are long lasting, even into adulthood. Rosebud carries the reader into and out of the bullying part of her life through an allegorical story written and illustrated by authors Joan A. de Bruin and Douglas R. Decker.