The bully book by eric kahn gale

After reading it, i knew that it would be a great book for group discussion, so i decided to bring it in to class as a readaloud. A novel by eric kahn gale in chm, doc, rtf download e book. Originally selfpublished as an ebook by a member of team starkid, the bully book is now available in hardcover, paperback, and ebook editions. Alienated, bullied, a classic underachiever, 12yearold brendan retreats into his fantasy world.

The bully book is both a mystery and a comingofage story. Eric gale says this book was inspired by his own experience as the victim of a bully in 6th grade. The bully book, a secret manual passed down to a chosen few each year, explains how to manipulate fellow students for social control and popularity, and eric has been assigned. And unlike many of us who experienced something awful growing up, he finds them. And my newest book, the wizards dog, is what i imagine my lovely dog, bowser, would be like if he was granted magic powers. My first novel, the bully book, is a a comic mystery taken directly from my experien. Each fall, a selected group of sixth graders receives the book and uses it to choose a grunt, a victim to be teased, humiliated, alienated, and tortured. The rules governing sixth grade are often a mystery, but for eric haskins, its a mystery he needs to solve, and fast. Eric kahn gale there is a book that teaches how to be a bully and its about to ruin eric haskins life. Eric kahn gale is the author of the bully book, his first novel. Life has enriched my books, and these books have vastly enriched my life.

One of the titles on my summer reading list that year was the bully book, by eric kahn gale, a ya book with a timeless and timely message. Eric lives in chicago, il with his wife and his dog, bowserthe inspiration for nosewise in the wizards dog. This is the story of a sixth grade student who becomes the victim of bullies. The story alternates between excerpts from erics journal and the pages of the old bully book itself. This lesson offers a plot summary and analysis of main characters in eric kahn gales 2011 novel the bully book.

We read some excerpts from eric kahn gales newfirst novel, the bully book category. He is tormented by his classmates and he cant figure out why. Discussion guide by eric kahn gale for exclusive information on your favorite authors and artists, visit to order, please contact your harpercollins sales representative, call 1800charper, or fax your order to 18008224090. Eric kahn gale books list of books by author eric kahn gale. My first novel, the bully book, is a a comic mystery taken directly from my experiences being bullied in 6th grade. Eric haskins becomes obsessed with the bully book, going to great lengths to figure out why he is the chosen grunt. And theres nothing he likes more than to visit schools and libraries to meet with students in person.

See all books authored by eric kahn gale, including the wizards dog, and the bully book, and more on. The book is part of little white lie series, created by starkid productions. My second, the zoo at the edge of the world, is a fantasy prompted by my lifelong obsession with animals. Guest post by eric kahn gale about the wizards dog. Eric kahn gale from the author of the bully book comes a timeless story about a young boy, his father, and the world that comes between them, which new york timesbestselling author peter lerangis.

The bully book is a top ten indie next list pick of 20, and publishers weekly called the bully book a gripping debut novel. Using the bully book s guidance, three boys mount a stepbystep campaign of psychological warfare against eric, sabotaging his few friendships. As the novel progresses, the two documents inform each other and their relationship is made clear, while eric grows ever closer to the bully book and the dark secret at the heart of. Erics books cover a wide variety of topics that students k12 have to deal with dailyhow to deal with bullying, how to stand up for yourself, how to follow your heart, and how to help others, to name a few. See how much you know about the bully book with this quiz and worksheet centered around a synopsis of the story. Originally selfpublished as an ebook by a member of team starkid, the bully book is now ava. A lot of the events in the book are based on things that happened to me when i was in elementary school, said gale, who invented the bully book as a literary device. He is also a published author, having written a full novel entitled the bully book, as. The bully book by eric kahn gale fantastic fiction. Author bio eric kahn gale is the author of the bully book. A message for parents from eric kahn gale about the bully book. Upon entering 5th grade he is mercilessly tormented by a group of boys that turn the entire class against him.

Bullying is a very real thing that goes on in this world, especially in public schools, which is something that eric kahn gale portrayed very nicely. Hes a normal, average kid, until sixth grade starts. How did the friendship between melody and eric get destroyed. The bully book by eric kahn gale 20, paperback ebay. The story of the bully book is told in chapters that alternate between passages from the actual bully book and entries from 10 yearold eric haskins journal. The bully book by eric kahn gale book cover, description, publication history. For some inexplicable reason, the class bully and his pack make eric the grunt. He portrayed hunkytonk in little white lie, wizard cop in a very potter senior year, and sebulba in ani. Eric gale the story of the awful vocabulary exercises is based on a real experience i had in fifth grade. The juxtaposition of eric s journal against the bully book allows readers to see both the bullies methodology and eric s unwitting complicity. Eric cant figure out why hes the grunt until he hears about the bully book, a cryptic guide that teaches you how to make trouble without getting in trouble, rule the school and be the man and how to select the gruntthe kid who will become the lowest of the low.

It must have been devastating because gale nails eric haskins bewildered despair at suddenly becoming the grunt. A message for teachers from eric kahn gale about the bully book. Originally self published as an ebook by a member of team starkid, the bully book is now ava. Erics story was so realistic that it simply broke my heart throughout most of the entire book. Eric kahn gale born january 6 is an american actor. It turns out that there is a book passed down every year from the sixth graders called the bully book. Gale gutsily portrays a glovesoff sixthgrade classroom in which variations of gay are flung around as insults a usage that eric articulately and bravely challenges. In eric kahn gales novel the bully book, sixth grader eric haskins becomes the victim of an ongoing conspiracy outlined in a kidcreated manual, also called the bully book. Get the bully book at your local barnes and noble rip borders or here.