Bullyville (Thorndike Press Large Print Literacy Bridge Series) - Hardcover

Prose, Francine

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1410406369 ISBN 13: 9781410406361

Publisher: Thorndike Pr, 2008

Synopsis

After the death of his father in the World Trade Center on 9/11, thirteen-year-old Bart, struggling with his feelings of guilt, wins a scholarship to the local preparatory school and there encounters a bully whose cruelty compounds the aftermath of the tragedy.

About this title

About the Author:

Francine Prose is the author of fifteen books of fiction, including A Changed Man and Blue Angel, which was a finalist for the National Book Award, and the nonfiction New York Times bestseller Reading Like a Writer. Her latest novel, Goldengrove, was published in September 2008. She is the president of PEN American Center. She lives in New York City.

From Booklist:

Bart is dubbed the "miracle boy" when his flu causes his mother to stay home from work on September 11, 2001, saving her from the attacks that kill his recently estranged father. This attention earns him a scholarship to a prestigious school, known for its intense hazing. Not wanting to disappoint his grieving mother, Bart enrolls. The hazing begins immediately and builds to an emotional crescendo. Bart finally retaliates by keying the ringleader's car, at which point the whole truth comes out. Assigned to community service, Bart keeps a young hospitalized girl company. When she dies, he realizes that she was his tormentor's sister, but this intensifies rather than softens the abuse Bart undergoes. The book addresses many important topics—bullying, grief, and illness—which make it useful for classroom discussion, and although some readers will wish for a more thorough resolution to the story, Bart is a sympathetic character that readers will pull for. Booth, Heather

About this edition

• Publisher: Thorndike Pr
• Publication date: 2008
• ISBN 10: 1410406369
• ISBN 13: 9781410406361
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 227