This month's Project Cornerstone book is about friendships: why they are important, what they look like, and how to make and keep them. Students with good interpersonal skills do better in school, have higher self-esteem, and have fewer behavioral problems. There is also a direct relationship between improved interpersonal skills and the reduction of bullying. Students will work on social competencies, including interpersonal skills and respect for others. These tools will empower students ...

Main Message: This Project Cornerstone book of the month focuses on building interpersonal relationships and the Social Competency asset category. It also shows how caring adults can help create opportunities for friendships to bloom, even when misconceptions, prejudice and fear are obstacles. Best recipe for friendship: Get to know me! At the beginning of the story, the narrator is teased, ridiculed and excluded by the new boy in the neighborhood, Jeremy. With the help of a supportive adult, t...