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Brutal
Brutal
Brutal
Michael Harmon
With her martyr-doctor mother gone to save lives in some South American country, Poe Holly suddenly finds herself on the suburban doorstep of the father she never knew, who also happens to be a counselor at her new high school. She misses Los Angeles. She misses the guys in her punk band. Weirdly, she even misses the shouting matches she used to have with her mom.But Poe manages to find a few friends: Theo, the cute guy in the anarchy Tshirt, and Velveeta, her oddly likeable neighbor—and a born victim who’s the butt of every prank at Benders High. But when the pranks turn deadly at the hands of invincible football star Colby Morris, Poe knows she’s got to fix the system and take down the hero.With insightfulness, spot-on dialogue, and a swiftly paced plot, Michael Harmon tells the story of a displaced girl grappling with a truly dangerous bully.

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Genre: 

  • Fiction
  • Juvenile Fiction

Age Level: 

  • 12 and up
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In the book Brutal, by Michael Harmon, Poe Holly is forced to go live with her Dad, whom she hasn't met in all her sixteen years. Poe claims her mother doesn't care about her when her mother goes on a trip to South America to perform free medical services. When Poe goes to live with her father, she meets Velveeta, a boy living next door with his Aunt Vicky. Poe is forced to go to a small public school, Benders High School, with only 600 people total. There she meets Theo, the mayor's son who's anything but normal.

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