Brutal
New York, N.Y. : Alfred A. Knopf, 2009.
Format: Book
Edition: First edition.
Description: 229 pages ; 22 cm
With her martyr-doctor mother gone to save lives in some South American country, Poe Holly suddenly finds herself on the suburban doorstep of the father she never knew, who also happens to be a counselor at her new high school. She misses Los Angeles. She misses the guys in her punk band. Weirdly, she even misses the shouting matches she used to have with her mom.
But Poe manages to find a few friends- Theo, the cute guy in the anarchy Tshirt, and Velveeta, her oddly likeable neighbor-and a born victim who's the butt of every prank at Benders High. But when the pranks turn deadly at the hands of invincible football star Colby Morris, Poe knows she's got to fix the system and take down the hero.
With insightfulness, spot-on dialogue, and a swiftly paced plot, Michael Harmon tells the story of a displaced girl grappling with a truly dangerous bully.
But Poe manages to find a few friends- Theo, the cute guy in the anarchy Tshirt, and Velveeta, her oddly likeable neighbor-and a born victim who's the butt of every prank at Benders High. But when the pranks turn deadly at the hands of invincible football star Colby Morris, Poe knows she's got to fix the system and take down the hero.
With insightfulness, spot-on dialogue, and a swiftly paced plot, Michael Harmon tells the story of a displaced girl grappling with a truly dangerous bully.
Subjects:
High schools -- Fiction.
Schools -- Fiction.
Social isolation -- Fiction.
Bullies -- Fiction.
Fathers and daughters -- Fiction.
Mothers and daughters -- Fiction.
Singers -- Fiction.
Moving, Household -- Fiction.
Young adult fiction.
Bullying -- Fiction.
California -- Fiction.
High schools -- Fiction.
Schools -- Fiction.
Social isolation -- Fiction.
Bullies -- Fiction.
Fathers and daughters -- Fiction.
Mothers and daughters -- Fiction.
Singers -- Fiction.
Moving, Household -- Fiction.
Young adult fiction.
Bullying -- Fiction.
California -- Fiction.
Target Audience: HL620L
ISBN:
0440239958
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Call Number | Location | Shelf Location | Status |
TF Harmon | Northeast Indoors | Teen Fiction | In |