What is The Bully Book? Part mystery, part tragedy, part comedy. Originally self-published as an ebook by a member of Team Starkid, The Bully Book is now available in hardcover, paperback, and ebook editions. The paperback includes a Q&A with the author.
Eric Haskins, the new sixth-grade bully target, is searching for answers. And unlike many of us who experienced something awful growing up, he finds them. Though they may not be what he expected.
When the author was eleven, he was bullied. This book is loosely based on incidents that happened to him in sixth grade.
The Bully Book is a Top Ten Indie Next List pick of 2013, and Publishers Weekly called The Bully Book a "gripping debut novel."
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27 of 29 people found the following review helpful.
Not just for kids
By Starkid654
I just finished this book after reading it from start to finish in one sitting. It's an amazing book, and really feels like the author has experienced something like this because of how accurately it portrays what a number of people went through going to public schools.I was not at all a popular kid at any point in my schooling, but I'm lucky enough that I never had it as bad as the Grunts in this story did. Despite that, there were many points throughout the story that I identified with Eric Haskins. I felt it was a well-written, thought provoking story, appropriate for someone of any age.This story and it's conclusion will stick with me for a long time, and I plan on recommending it to everyone I know!
15 of 17 people found the following review helpful.Loved this book
By M. Field
I agree with a previous reviewer that it didn't really sound like a 10 year old talking, but the story was fantastic. I'm so glad to see the Starkids are branching out into other mediums, I can't wait to see what else they do!
6 of 6 people found the following review helpful.
An Amazing Read for All Ages
By Rachael
The hardback edition of this book was republished by HarperCollins, eliminating the typos and grammar mistakes that were found in the self-published ebook. So buy the physical book if it's going to bother you and distract from the story.SUMMARY:Almost overnight, Eric has become the school's Grunt, the one kid who gets mercilessly bullied by the rest of his sixth grade classmates. His mission is to figure out why this is happening, and why him? Before this he was a nice kid who hadn't done anything to get bullied over.It all stems from the so-called "Bully Book", an instruction manual handed down from year to year telling how to become a bully, how to pick a victim, and how to get ahead by stepping on the other kids.WRITING STYLE:The book alternates between Eric's journal pages and pages from the bully book, giving you a good understanding of the relationship between the bully and the bullied, the thoughts and fears of both sides, and what drives them to do what they do.This book really opens you eyes to the world around you, and I'm sure that everyone can relate to someone in this book, whether it's Eric or the bullies, from your own experience or watching it happen to someone else. You can tell that the author has had some bullying in his past from the way it's written with such real emotions and thoughts that will pull you into the story, making you interested in what will happen next, keeping you surprised through the twists and turns, and quite possibly will make you cry. And then cry some more.RECOMMENDATIONS:I would truly recommend this book to anyone. Whether your an adult, teen, or child. This book has the ability to impact you so strongly that you will never ever forget it.
