Bully: A True Story of High School Revenge

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Bully: A True Story of High School Revenge
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Author Jim Schutze
LanguageEnglish
GenreNonfiction
Publisher William Morrow and Company
Publication date
1997
Publication placeUnited States
Pages256
ISBN 978-0-688-13517-1

Bully: A True Story of High School Revenge is a 1997 nonfiction book by Houston Chronicle writer Jim Schutze. [1]

Contents

The book was adapted into the 2001 Larry Clark directed film Bully . [2]

Overview

The book is based on the murder of Bobby Kent, a high-school bully in an upscale Fort Lauderdale, Florida neighborhood, by seven of his friends.

Critical reception

Patricia Fieldsteel of The New York Times , described it as "A deeply disturbing book, an indictment of suburban values and of an aimless, violent middle-class youth culture that is depraved because it is morally -- not economically -- deprived." [3] The book received positive reviews from Kirkus Reviews , [4] and Publishers Weekly. [1]

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