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Preller, James

Bystander

226 pp. | Feiwel | October, 2009 | Trade ISBN 978-0-312-37906-3 $16.99
(3) 4-6 Seventh grader Eric moves with his mom and brother to Long Island; his mentally ill father remains absent from the family. Eric falls in with a group of boys dominated by enigmatic bully Griffin. When Eric dares to challenge the gang about one of their vicious pranks, he becomes a victim himself. The story's anti-bullying message, though overt, isn't heavy-handed or didactic.
Reviewer: Jonathan Hunt

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