Rumble
Margaret K. McElderry Books · Paperback · February 2, 2016
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- Who it’s for
- A difficult, emotionally charged read about grief, blame, and the uneasy possibility of forgiveness.
- Genres
- Bullying for Teens, Teen Suicide, YA LGBTQ+
- Published
- Margaret K. McElderry Books, February 2, 2016
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Does it get better? The New York Times bestselling author of Crank and Tricks explores the highly charged landscapes of bullying and forgiveness in this “strong and worthy” (Kirkus Reviews) novel. Matthew Turner knows it doesn’t get better. His younger brother Luke was bullied mercilessly after one of Matt’s friends outed Luke to the whole school, and when Luke called Matt—on the brink of suicide—Matt was too wrapped up in his new girlfriend to answer the phone.
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Now Luke is gone, and Matt’s family is falling apart. No matter what his girlfriend Hayden says about forgiveness, there’s no way Matt’s letting those he blames off the hook—including himself. As Matt spirals further into bitterness, he risks losing Hayden, the love of his life. But when her father begins to pressure the school board into banning books because of their homosexual content, he begins to wonder if he and Hayden ever had anything in common. With brilliant sensitivity and emotional resonance, bestselling author Ellen Hopkins’s Rumble explores bullying and suicide in a powerful story that examines the value of forgiveness and reconciliation.
Hard Questions
A difficult, emotionally charged read about grief, blame, and the uneasy possibility of forgiveness.
Come here for
- A teen novel that takes bullying, suicide, and forgiveness seriously
- The knotty question of who deserves blame—and what forgiveness asks
Expect
- Family fracture and grief in the aftermath of a suicide
- Tension around bullying, LGBTQ+ content, and book banning
Where it sits
| Teen Suicide | 73% |
|---|---|
| YA LGBTQ+ | 67% |
| Bullying for Teens | 66% |
Percentages are BookFrontier’s reading of the book.
Publisher categories
- YA LGBTQ+
- Novels in Verse for Teens
- Religious YA
- Authors
- Ellen Hopkins
- Publisher
- Margaret K. McElderry Books
- Published
- February 2, 2016
- Format
- Paperback
- Reading lane
- YA LGBTQ+