‘From Bullied to Brilliant’ encourages positive philosophical and practical approaches to the handling of bullying. The author offers sequential steps and a range of actions and strategies that can be implemented by parents, teachers, adults and children who are dealing with bullying. While exploring a serious contemporary issue, Karen Clarke’s writing is full of empathy, insights and humour. I was thoroughly engaged from beginning to end and learnt much about myself and the behaviour of others in my life, both past and present.