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| Author | Jim Schutze |
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| Language | English |
| Genre | Nonfiction |
| Publisher | William Morrow and Company |
Publication date | 1997 |
| Publication place | United States |
| Pages | 256 |
| 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]
The book was adapted into the 2001 Larry Clark directed film Bully . [2]
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.
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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