Rumble

Does it get better? The New York Times bestselling author of Crank and Tricks explores the highly charged landscapes of bullying and forgiveness with brilliant sensitivity and emotional resonance.

Matthew Turner knows it doesn't get better.

His younger brother Luke was bullied mercilessly after one of Matt's friends outed Luke to the whole school, and when Luke called Matt--on the brink of suicide--Matt was too wrapped up in his new girlfriend to answer the phone. Now Luke is gone, and Matt's family is falling apart.

No matter what his girlfriend Hayden says about forgiveness, there's no way Matt's letting those he blames off the hook--including himself. As Matt spirals further into bitterness, he risks losing Hayden, the love of his life. But when her father begins to pressure the school board into banning books because of their homosexual content, he begins to wonder if he and Hayden ever had anything in common.

With brilliant sensitivity and emotional resonance, bestselling author Ellen Hopkins's Rumble explores bullying and suicide in a story that explores the worth of forgiveness and reconciliation.

Binding Type: Hardcover
Publisher: Margaret K. McElderry Books
Published: 08/26/2014
ISBN: 9781442482845
Pages: 546
Weight: 1.08lbs
Size: 7.47h x 5.32w x 1.84d
Award: Nevada Young Readers' Award - Nominee

Review Citations: Publishers Weekly 06/16/2014
Kirkus Reviews 07/01/2014
Booklist 07/01/2014 pg. 82
Romantic Times 09/01/2014 pg. 69 - Very Good
School Library Journal 08/01/2014 pg. 100
Voice of Youth Advocates 08/01/2014 - Recommended - Readable
Bulletin of Ctr for Child Bks 11/01/2014 pg. 158
New York Times Book Review 11/09/2014 pg. 39

Accelerated Reader Quiz #/Name: 169978 / Rumble
Reading Level: 4.9 / Interest Level: Upper Grade / Point Value: 11