Ricky Ricotta's Mighty Robot Vs. The Voodoo Vultures from Venus

Title: Ricky Ricotta's Mighty Robot Vs. The Voodoo Vultures from Venus
Author: Dav Pilkey
Illustrator: Martin Ontiveros
Genre: Comedy and Humor
Sub genre: Science Fiction
Theme: Standing up to Bully's
Primary and Secondary Characters: Ricky Ricotta / Ricky's Robot and the Voodoo Vultures
Date of Publication: February 2001
Publishing Company: Scholastic Inc.
Summary: One day Ricky and his Robot got into trouble so they could not watch television. It just so happened that that night the Voodoo Vultures took control of the humans mind through the TV. Since Ricky and his robot were the only ones who were not watching TV they were the only ones who were not under the Vultures control. Ricky and his Robot decided that they were going to stand up to the the Vultures and stop them from having control of their family and friends. Ricky and his Robot end up stopping the Voodoo Vultures and saving the day.
Summary of how to use with the students: This book gives a good example of how a student might stand up to a bully or a group of bullies. It shows that if you believe that you can stop someone from being mean and picking on others then you really can. Like Ricky and his Robot stopped the Voodoo Vultures from controlling the town, the students can stop bullies from picking on others. This book does a great job of teaching students about standing up to bullies.