Bullyville
HarperCollins · Print & ebook · July 29, 2008
A Young Adult pick for readers exploring Bullyville.
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- Who it’s for
- A first-person account of public catastrophe, private grief, and one young life’s difficult aftermath.
- Themes
- Grief and loss, Public and private tragedy, School hardship
- Genres
- Bullying for Teens, Death & Grief for Teens, Abuse & Trauma for Teens
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My father was killed on 9/11. Everybody in town knows we lost him forever when the North Tower collapsed. What they don't know is that he was gone long before that day. What they don't know is that a scholarship to exclusive Baileywell Academy only made my life worse. What they don't know is that my mentor at Baileywell is my own personal terrorist. Everybody calls me Miracle Boy.
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What nobody knows is that it's a miracle I'm still here to tell you the real story about the worst year of my life. From nationally acclaimed author Francine Prose comes an unforgettable novel about disasters, both public and private, and the aftermath of tragedy.
Public and Private
A first-person account of public catastrophe, private grief, and one young life’s difficult aftermath.
Come here for
- The contrast between a national tragedy and a family’s private loss
- A young narrator’s account of a punishing year at Baileywell
Expect
- A personal voice reckoning with grief and what others don’t know
- The aftermath of tragedy, both public and private
Where it sits
| Bullying for Teens | 54% |
|---|---|
| Death & Grief for Teens | 49% |
| Abuse & Trauma for Teens | 42% |
Percentages are BookFrontier’s reading of the book.
Publisher categories
- Coming of Age
- YA Family Stories
- Historical YA
- Religious YA
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- Social Themes for Teens
- Assimilation for Teens
- Bullying for Teens
- Death & Grief for Teens
- Authors
- Francine Prose
- Publisher
- HarperCollins
- Published
- July 29, 2008
- Format
- Print & ebook
- Theme
- Grief and loss · Public and private tragedy · School hardship
- Reading lane
- Coming of Age