Each year, thousands of girls send us letters and e-mails—and far too many include experiences with bullies at school, on the playing fields, and in other relationships.

From these letters, we know how hard it can be to stand up to bullies. We wrote Chrissa’s story to show how one fictional girl learns to handle some difficult relationships—and to inspire real girls to find ways to handle the challenging people in their own lives.

Is it an easy topic? No. But is it an important topic to read and talk about? Absolutely. The more you talk about it and the more you develop skills to deal with bullies, the better your chances are to fight back against bullying.