Playground: The Mostly True Story of a Former Bully
Publisher
London Quercus
Publication Year
2011
ISBN
9781780873305
Pages
313 pages
Genre
realism
Format
novel
Item Type
Fiction
Annotation
After beating up Maurice on the playground, Butterball is forced to see the school therapist.
Grade Level
6-8, 9-12
Diversity Topics
Family Relationships; Separation; separated parents; two homes; splitting time; co-parenting
Main Character
male teenager
Race/Ethnicities
Black (African American)
Family Formation
separated mother and father
Keywords
bullying; middle school students; social workers; moving, household; overweight; drugs; New York; therapy
Diversity Impact
indirect
STARS Citation
Jackson, Curtis 50 Cent and Moser, Laura, "Playground: The Mostly True Story of a Former Bully" (2011). Diverse Families. 749.
https://stars.library.ucf.edu/diversefamilies/749