Not My Fault

Ages 9 to 12 years. Written from the perspective of the schoolyard, this simply illustrated tale stimulates thought on issues of responsibility.

When the classmates of a young boy who has been bullied all deny blame for the incident, they offer many common excuses why they declined to step in on their peer's behalf.

The familiar, first-person narration of the young characters begs the question, Does it really have nothing to do with me?

The story closes with a series of powerful images of global strife, making the connection between simply not stepping in to help someone and standing by while wider atrocities go on.