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THE BULLY BOOK
* Self-published edition reached #1 Children's Mystery and #7 Children's Lists on Amazon. Harper will publish in the Spring 2013.
The rules governing sixth grade are often a mystery, but for Eric Haskins, it's a mystery he needs to solve. He was a normal, average kid. But, this year, a few boys in his class start making his life a living hell, including Donovan, his best friend since first grade. They humiliate him around his peers, and sabotage the friendship of his grade-school crush, Melody Miller. Eric can't figure out what is going on until someone leaks details about the bully book. According to local legend, a devious 10-year-old wrote a bully book, a Machiavellian manifesto for the 6th grade that teaches a select few "How to make trouble without getting in trouble, rule the school and be the man." Apparently, the bully book's lynchpin is the selection of a Grunt, the kid who will become the lowest of the low. And, Eric Haskins is this year's 6th grade Grunt. Now, he has to figure out why or he's doomed to stay at the bottom of the social ladder forever.
Eric Kahn Gale wanted to write about his elementary school experiences with bullies for years, but struggled to find a narrative. While listening to a radio story about bullying, he heard a young child say that his bully "had a book that taught you how to be mean to people." The interviewer was shocked, and the child's teacher and librarian both denied such a book existed. But what if it was real, thought Eric. He rushed into the nearest cafe and wrote out the first paragraph of The Bully Book on his smart phone. Previously, Eric was writing for the theater as a member of Star Kid Productions. His plays and screenplays have won awards from both The Hopwood Program and The Walt Disney Company. Some of his dramatic productions have been filmed and viewed several million times on YouTube. He lives and writes in New York City and is amazingly successful and happy despite his experiences with bullies. The Bully Book is Eric's first novel for young people.
See book trailer under the following link: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K2F_T8dc0GM&feature=youtu.be
The rules governing sixth grade are often a mystery, but for Eric Haskins, it's a mystery he needs to solve. He was a normal, average kid. But, this year, a few boys in his class start making his life a living hell, including Donovan, his best friend since first grade. They humiliate him around his peers, and sabotage the friendship of his grade-school crush, Melody Miller. Eric can't figure out what is going on until someone leaks details about the bully book. According to local legend, a devious 10-year-old wrote a bully book, a Machiavellian manifesto for the 6th grade that teaches a select few "How to make trouble without getting in trouble, rule the school and be the man." Apparently, the bully book's lynchpin is the selection of a Grunt, the kid who will become the lowest of the low. And, Eric Haskins is this year's 6th grade Grunt. Now, he has to figure out why or he's doomed to stay at the bottom of the social ladder forever.
Eric Kahn Gale wanted to write about his elementary school experiences with bullies for years, but struggled to find a narrative. While listening to a radio story about bullying, he heard a young child say that his bully "had a book that taught you how to be mean to people." The interviewer was shocked, and the child's teacher and librarian both denied such a book existed. But what if it was real, thought Eric. He rushed into the nearest cafe and wrote out the first paragraph of The Bully Book on his smart phone. Previously, Eric was writing for the theater as a member of Star Kid Productions. His plays and screenplays have won awards from both The Hopwood Program and The Walt Disney Company. Some of his dramatic productions have been filmed and viewed several million times on YouTube. He lives and writes in New York City and is amazingly successful and happy despite his experiences with bullies. The Bully Book is Eric's first novel for young people.
See book trailer under the following link: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K2F_T8dc0GM&feature=youtu.be
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