Does it get better? The New York Times bestselling author of Crank and Tricks explores the highly charged landscapes of bullying and forgiveness in this strong and worthy (Kirkus Reviews) novel.Matthew Turner knows it doesnt get better. His younger brother Luke was bullied mercilessly after one of Matts friends outed Luke to the whole school, and when Luke called Matton the brink of suicideMatt was too wrapped up in his new girlfriend to answer the phone. Now Luke is gone, and Matts family is falling apart. No matter what his girlfriend Hayden says about forgiveness, theres no way Matts letting those he blames off the hookincluding 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 Hopkinss Rumble explores bullying and suicide in a powerful story that examines the value of forgiveness and reconciliation.

 

 

This book is the winner of numerous awards

This book is aimed at children at US 9th grade+.

This book has been graded for interest at 14-18 years.

There are 576 pages in this book.

It is aimed at Young Adult readers. The term Young Adult (YA) is used for books which have the following characteristics: (1) aimed at ages 12-18 years, US grades 7-12, UK school years 8-15, (2) around 50-75k words long, (3) main character is aged 12-18 years, (4) topics include self-reflection, internal conflict vs external, analyzing life and its meaning, (5) point of view is often in the first person, and (6) swearing, violence, romance and sexuality are allowed.

This book was published in 2016 by Simon & Schuster .

Other contributors include: Julie Murphy, Sandhya Menon, Ellen Hopkins, Amber Smith, Nina LaCour, Stephanie Kuehnert, Sona Charaipotra, Anna-Marie McLemore, Brandy Colbert, Martha Brockenbrough, Jaye Robin Brown, Maurene Goo, Aisha Saeed, Jenny Torres Sanchez, Hannah Moskowitz, Ilene (I. W. ) Gregoria, Tracy Deonn Walker, Somaiya Daud, Christine Day, and Alexandra Duncan.