The Upstander Superheroes on the Basketball Court

Also by Elissa Ciment and Reena Rabovsky: The Upstander Superheroes The Upstander Superheroes are a group of young superheroes who magically appear to save the day when they see children being unkind to one another. Their superhero mission is to teach children to stand up to those who are being unkind to others. Standing up, instead of just standing by, is what makes someone an Upstander. Upstanders do not simply stand by when they see someone being unkind to another person. Instead, Upstanders intervene and stand up to bad behavior. In this story, the Upstander Superheroes see Sam standing up for his friend Zack, after Zack is mistreated at the basketball court. They quickly arrive to reinforce the importance of being an Upstander and to give the boys advice on how to stand up for others and for oneself.