Short Takes

By Jesse Kornbluth
Published: Jul 24, 2010

The cruelty of kids to kids didn’t start with Facebook and texting. If your kid is a target --- or a bully --- a kid’s book set a century ago powerfully shows how this cruelty catches on and grows. And, worse, how good kids get caught up in it and go along with it. The Hundred Dresses, a short, 80-page novel could change – or save --- a life.