Runt
Published on 23. July 2013
Book
Hardback
208 pages
978-1-4424-5807-9 (ISBN)
Description
Elizabeth Moon grew up around dogs. Her mother runs a boarding kennel out of their home, so she's seen how dogs behave to determine pack order. Her experience in middle school is uncomfortably similar.
Maggie hates how Elizabeth acts so much better than everyone else. Besides, she's always covered in dog hair. And she smells. So Maggie creates a fake profile on a popular social networking site to teach Elizabeth a lesson.
What makes a bully, and what makes a victim? It's all in the perspective, and the dynamics shift. From sibling rivalries to mean girl antics, the varying points of view in this illuminating novel from the award-winning author of Anything But Typical show the many shades of gray-because middle school is anything but black and white.
Maggie hates how Elizabeth acts so much better than everyone else. Besides, she's always covered in dog hair. And she smells. So Maggie creates a fake profile on a popular social networking site to teach Elizabeth a lesson.
What makes a bully, and what makes a victim? It's all in the perspective, and the dynamics shift. From sibling rivalries to mean girl antics, the varying points of view in this illuminating novel from the award-winning author of Anything But Typical show the many shades of gray-because middle school is anything but black and white.
Reviews / Votes
"A thought-provoking and worthy effort on a multifaceted, seemingly all but insurmountable, problem." * Kirkus Reviews *More details
Language
English
Place of publication
United States
Publishing group
Simon & Schuster
Target group
Children/juvenile
US School Grade: From Third Grade to Seventh Grade, Interest Age: From 8 to 12 years
Product notice
Unsewn / adhesive bound
Paper over boards
With dust jacket
Illustrations
f-c jacket; spfx: matte lam with spot uv
Dimensions
Height: 211 mm
Width: 142 mm
Thickness: 23 mm
Weight
318 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-4424-5807-9 (9781442458079)
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Schweitzer Classification
Other editions
Additional editions
Nora Raleigh Baskin
Runt
E-Book
07/2013
1st Edition
Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers
€7.90
Available for download
Person
Nora Raleigh Baskin is the ALA Schneider Family Book Award-winning author of Anything But Typical. She was chosen as a Publishers Weekly Flying Start for her novel What Every Girl (Except Me) Knows, and has since written a number of novels for middle graders and teens, including The Truth About My Bat Mitzvah, The Summer Before Boys, and Ruby on the Outside. Nora lives with her family in Connecticut. Visit her at NoraBaskin.com.