A cocky seventh-grade jock bullies the Quaker kid next door until family and friendship push him to change.
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A cocky seventh-grade jock bullies the Quaker kid next door until family and friendship push him to change.
Take a look behind the bully in this modern classic from Newbery medalist Jerry Spinelli that packs a punch. And don't miss the highly anticipated new novel, Dead Wednesday.
Cocky seventh-grade super-jock Crash Coogan got his nickname the day he used his first football helmet to knock his cousin Bridget flat on her backside. And he has been running over people ever since, especially Penn Webb, the dweeby, vegetarian Quaker kid who lives down the block. Through the eyes of Crash, readers get a...
will contain mild spoilers
No romantic or sexual content present
Football hits, physical bullying; grandfather falls from a tree
No strong language present
No substance use depicted
No LGBTQIA+ representation present
Quaker faith, pacifism, and values shape a main supporting character
No magic or witchcraft present
No occult or demonology content present
Light themes of stereotypes, materialism, and social values
No self-harm or suicide content present
Sustained peer bullying; family strain after grandfather's stroke
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