It lets the readers inside the mind of a bully and see the reasoning for his actions. “This is a different take on the bully story. This book will engage a wide audience, but it will appeal most strongly to junior high school boys, particularly those who may be bored by schoolwork or have trouble finding books that interest them.” - Children's Literature Tod's backstory is seamlessly woven into his narrative. Shulman captures the viewpoint of a believable eighth grader, while conveying Tod's maturity and sharp sense of humor. Through his own words, the reader grows to love this hard-edged character. “In a unique version of a story told in journal format, the writing Tod does in detention becomes this book. An unusual sort of bully redemption story.” - Booklist Shulman establishes a nice voice for him, as Tod rips jokes so dry they can float away and shows some real heart dealing with his less-than-desirable lot in life. “Tod has a real way with words (the way he crashes, then dominates the spelling bee is priceless). “Readers seeking an unflinching look at high-school politics from the perspective of the disenfranchised will find in Tod an illuminating guide.” - BCCB Hinton's The Outsiders and Chris Crutcher's Staying Fat for Sarah Byrnes, Scrawl paints the stereotypical school bully in a different, poignant light.” - VOYA “With the potential to occupy the rarified air of titles like S. It's all put together so pleasingly, with punch and wit and smarts, and in such a way that the events and characters stay with you.” - PW.com "Shelf Talker" blog “There's something special about this book. It's useful to point out that much can hide under a hardened exterior.” - Los Angeles Times If you are into realistic fiction than this would be a good read for you.“ Scrawl is the rare novel written from the bully's point of view. I enjoyed this book because it taught a life lesson and it kept making you wonder what is going to happen next. But this novel-as-journal isnt just the authors conceit Tods writing skill, his clear prose and natural voice, makes sense as readers get to know him. Some themes in this book were to not judge a person without knowing their background and always to do the right thing. He came a more caring and respectful person to others. Woodrow and they grew closer at the end of the book and Tod changed. Through the whole story Tod has written a detention journal with his teacher Mrs. I enjoyed how the book kept getting interesting and how Tod changes his personality through the book. Tods punishment: to scrawl his story in a beat-up notebook. Even though someone fixed his mistake he still felt bad so he continued to help Luz through the play. Buy Scrawl Paperback Book By: Mark Shulman from as low as 4.08. Also what Tod does to help out Luz during the conflict is amazing. At the end they created a bond and Tod’s teacher saw potential in him even though he is not the best at times. Tod did not like sitting in detention with his teacher everyday. Shulman, Mark 3. Such as Tod and the teacher at the beginning of the story compared to the end of the story.
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I learned the different relationships that can change through a series of times. You can not judge someone on somewhere they live,what they wear, and how many friends they have. As they are working together on this play that Luz wrote, Tod makes a serious mistake and feels compelled to now help Luz through the rest of the play until the big show.Īs I was reading the book Scraw I thought about the lives that other people have than just me. Luz loves the arts, she is outgoing, and is bossy when it comes to the play. He might not enjoy school, but then he gets engaged in the school play because the conflict that happened between him and his friend Luz. 21 2012 by Mark Shulman (Author) 86 ratings See all formats and editions Kindle Edition 11. Tod does not enjoy school, most times he blurts out and messes around then gets yelled at by teachers. Mark Shulman Scrawl: A Novel Paperback Aug. He lives with his mom and her boyfriend in the rough part of the city in a sketchy neighborhood. He is helpful, caring, but stubborn at times.
The main character is a boy by the name of Tod Munn. This book is written as a detention novel in first person.
Scrawl by Mark Shulman is a novel about a school play.
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