Reviews by Tag: bullying

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Cover photo of the book Wonder

Wonder

By R.J. Palacio
Star Rating
★★★★★

Rated by
Likhita
Mar 14, 2023

Wonder by R.J. Palacio follows August Pullman with facial differences. The story is mostly told in Auggie’s perspective about how he wants to be treated like an ordinary kid, but some are told in other people’s perspectives. The book is about the day-to-day challenges he faces.

 

Teen Review
Cover photo of the book Wonder

Wonder

By R.J. Palacio
Star Rating
★★★★★

Rated by
AN
Sep 27, 2022

Wonder is a fictional novel written by R.J. Palacio. This book is about August
Pullman, also known as Auggie who has a facial anomaly. He wishes to be treated
as a normal kid, at his new school. He also hopes he could stop being bullied, and
people would accept him. His sister, his friends, his teacher, and parents try to
help him out of this troublesome situation, while he is getting bullied by Julien
Albans and his friends. He wishes to be treated equally, and everyone would stop

Teen Review
Restart by Gordon Korman

Restart

By Gordon Korman
Star Rating
★★★

Rated by
AN
Sep 15, 2022

Restart is a fiction book written by Gordon Korman. This novel is about
Chase Ambrose, a school bully, who gets a chance to fix his mistakes. His friends
and family have different opinions on how he should live this new life, but he has
plans of his own. He wishes to figure out how to fit in again, and rectify his
mistakes. He tries really hard, but such circumstances in his life seem to push him
back each time. He pushes through and tries hard to find the real him. He tries to

Teen Review
Cover photo of the book Wonder

Wonder

By R.J. Palacio
Star Rating
★★★★★

Rated by
Anonymous
Aug 29, 2022

Wonder is a fictional novel written by R.J Palacio. The book is about a 10-year-old boy
named August Pullman, who has a facial anomaly and is a normal kid. He has done a lot of
surgeries but still his face won't look normal. From a young age, he was homeschooled and was
smart but then he had to go to a school for 5th grade. The book depicts how he is socially
isolated and bullied at school. The book portrays how society and how their looks should not

Teen Review
You'd Be Home Now by Kathleen Glasgow

You'd Be Home Now

By Kathleen Glasgow
Star Rating
★★★★★

Rated by
Marium K.
Oct 21, 2021

Emory, a high school girl, was in a fatal car accident with her brother, Joey. The car accident ending up killing a friend of hers, Candy Mont Claire. Everything seems different after the accident— her friends are different, her life is different, and she feels like a different person. Now she must navigate her life and find out who she really became.

Teen Review
The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian by Sherman Alexie

The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian

By Sherman Alexie
Star Rating
★★★

Rated by
Preya N.
Oct 21, 2021

The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian begins with a Native American called Junior who leaves his reservation to attend an all-white high school in a neighboring town. It tells his story of how he tries to fit in with the white kids yet still maintain his cultural identity, as well as attempting to re-befriend his ex-best friend from the “rez,” all while struggling to balance personal problems back home.

Teen Review
Every Single Lie by Rachel Vincent

Every Single Lie

By Rachel Vincent
Star Rating
★★★★★

Rated by
Neha K.
Oct 6, 2021

If you have been looking for the perfect mystery book, Every Single Lie by Rachel Vincent is ideal. This book is narrated by the sixteen-year-old teenager, Beckett, and her disarranged family. Beckett’s life becomes the spotlight for her entire town when she discovers the dead body of a new born baby. Tail Beckett as she discovers obscure family secrets and herself. As we discover more clues, we also point fingers at more people.

Teen Review
Almond by Won-pyung Sohn

Almond

By Won-pyung Sohn
Star Rating
★★★★

Rated by
Hannah K.
Sep 11, 2021

Yunjae lived his whole life wondering what it was like to be “ordinary”. Diagnosed with alexithymia at a young age, Yunjae never felt or understood human emotions. Despite his mom’s efforts to teach him, no Post-it note could ever truly turn him into the “normal” kid she wanted.

However, after witnessing a terrible incident on Christmas Eve — which is also his birthday — he had only himself to rely on. Or so he thought.

Teen Review
Restart by Gordon Korman

Restart

By Gordon Korman
Star Rating
★★★★★

Rated by
Aryan C.
Aug 30, 2021

Restart is an amazing book to read if you like reading for fun. In Restart, the story is about a boy named Chase and he falls off his roof and forgets everything. He remembers how to speak the language he speaks but he does not remember anything else. When he gets to school there are many kids who are scared of him and many athletes who like him. Over time Chase learns that he was a bully and a jerk to many students. Chase takes the opportunity of forgetting everything and tries to learn how to make himself anew person.

Teen Review
Full Disclosure by Camryn Garrett

Full Disclosure

By Camryn Garrett
Star Rating
★★★

Rated by
Saathwika A.
Jul 27, 2021

Simone Garcia-Hampton is positive for HIV. Simone’s mother died when she was young. After moving from her old school, Simone made new friends and decides to start over. Simone is a really smart kid as well as being the student-director of her school play, Rent. At her school, Simone meets her crush, Miles. She loves him and dreams about kissing him, etc. But how will he react once she tells him she has HIV, while someone is threatening her to stop talking to Miles?

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