After years of bullying Brody, Darcy ends up in a youth detention facility. As part of Darcy’s rehabilitation program, he writes letters to Brody. Can reflecting on his past in the letters help Darcy break his cycle of destructive behaviour and bullying?

Whistle is part of Pearson Canada’s Well Aware series, a series of literature and non-fiction titles addressing issues of mental health for students in Grades 4-12. Written by Richard Van Camp, a proud member of the Dogrib (Tlicho) Nation from Canada’s Northwest Territories, Whistle tells the story of Darcy, a young man who writes letters from a group home to the victim of his buylling. Through his writing, he comes to understand how he can break his cycle of destructive behaviour and bullying.