A Southern California student named Alyssa Antoci has been using her own painful experience being bullied to help other kids in similar situations rise above bullying.

She wrote a book calledThe Purple Marble in second grade after being bullied herself and hearing about the bullying experience a family member who was overweight endured in school. She explains that the book shows how something as simple as a marble can help bring together a bully and his or her victim.

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