A review by heyshay07
The Bully Book by Eric Kahn Gale

5.0

Overall, The Bully Book is just a really well written, interesting story with some surprise twists and an amazing ending. I read it all in one sitting because I couldn't put it down. I work with K-8 students and I'm a little on the fence about using this book in a book group or a counseling lesson. I think the discussions it could inspire would be amazing but I really hate to give the kids any more ammunition than they already have against each other since they are already so dang mean to each other! I think as a whole class study it would be awesome for a reading teacher to do because everyone would be on the same page. Eric, the protagonist of the story and the target of the bullying, is a 6th grade boy but I think it could resonate with any grade and girls because it really involves the relational aggression bullying that girls are so apt to use. What impressed me the most about the book was that it was interesting to read and you really get captured with the author's struggle emotionally which a lot of teen fiction bully books I've read seem to miss. Also, the ending is very powerful and not corny which is again something that a lot of the books of this genre miss. Wonderful read!