Julie Federico prevention expert biography. www. juliefederico.com

1. Julie Federico was a middle school counselorbefore
she began writing children’s services books. Her first
book SomeParts are NOT for Sharinghas sold more
than 18,000copies in the first four years of publication.
Julie is not afraid to tackle difficult social problems she
has written about domestic violence prevention, child
abuse prevention, friendship issues, and now school
and violence prevention. Aside from being a best
selling children’sauthorFederico’s books have
received the following awards: Anger is OKAY
Violenceis NOT and Some Parts are NOT for Sharing
won honorablemention at the New England Book
Festival in 2014. SomeParts are NOT for Sharing,
AlgunasPartes No Son Para Compartir and Anger is
OKAY Violenceis NOT won a first place award at the
ColoradoIndependent Publisher’sAssociation EVVY
awards in May 2013.
Federico’s books are unconventionaland speak to a
generation of children who need her message. She
investigates difficult social problems and offers simple
straightforward solutions.
She has shared her important prevention message at;
elementary schools, parent groups, Headstart programs,
and The Shattering the Silence US tour.

2. FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
New children’s bookdemystifies schoolviolence
‘Students Can Help Keep Schools Safe’ teaches children how to prevent, report school
violence
– According to the National Center for Educational Statistics, there were 31 school-
associated deaths from July 1, 2010 to June 30, 2011. Author, former middle school
counselor and first responderat the 1999 Columbine shootings Julie Federico believes
that the key to preventing schoolviolence isn’t just in the parents and teachers, but the
students.
In Federico’s new book, “Students Can Help Keep Schools Safe: A Student/Teacher's
Guide To SchoolSafety and Violence Prevention” she presents schoolviolence
prevention in a manner that aims to reach children grades three through eight.
Due to her experience with the Columbine shootings, Federico knows firsthand the
effect that schoolviolence can have on students and family members. Using her
experience and background in psychology and counseling, Federico portrays violence in
schools through the perspective of a child in her new book. She hopes this perspective
will make her booknot only relatable for young readers, but also of use to elementary
teachers and parents alike.
“Students Can Help Keep Schools Safe” presents numerous scenarios, showing young
readers what is normal and acceptable at schooland what is not. Federico hopes her
bookwill help instill a sense of duty and power in children, as she says in her book,
“Reporting possible harm does not make you a tattletale, it makes you a hero.”
“Students Can Help Keep Schools Safe”
By Julie Federico
Softcover| 8.5 x 11 in | 28 pages | ISBN 9781490821016
E-Book | ISBN 9781490821023
Available at Westbow Press
About the Author
Julie Federico was a middle schoolcounselor for 14 years before beginning her career as
a writer. She has a master’s in counseling and educational psychology and was a first

3. responderto the Columbine shootings in 1999. Her books “The Bad Guys” and
“Students Can Help Keep Schools Safe” are dedicated to the victims of the Sandy Hook
Schoolshootings in Newtown, CT.
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