Cuckoos

by Roger J. Green

A powerful story about a boy who is the victim of a school bully. He's not bullied physically, but the psychological bullying is just as bad as any violence, if not worse. The story has been praised for the way in which it tackles this difficult issue - putting across the point of view of the victim and the bully, who, we discover, is a victim himself.

192 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 1998

Reviews

[Ahmad · Rating 4 out of 5]

This book is quite interesting for readers to examine. It is about a case of bullying happening in school. The main characters are Samuel Wilkinson, 11-year-old boy who was the main target of John Snow, for his bullying tactics. It all started when Sam accidentally knocked John when they were lining up outside the classroom. As the days goes on, Sam become much more timid. John's threatened words made Sam change into a different person. Adam used to be Sam's close friend. Since the bullying incident, Sam's relationship with Adam seemed to be drifting apart. Sam became much more lonely and had no one to talk to in class. Things started to get worst and Sam's school life affected his family relationship. Although John did not bullied physically to Sam, his other tactics of bullying like messing up with John's stationaries made Sam's life miserable and small matter started to get huge. Until one day, Sam relised that something needs to be done or else the situation might get worst. So one night he creeped silently into the school. In the class he tore up John's project work. The next day, when John found out that someone has messed up his work, he turned into a furious mad person and suspected that Sam was the culprit. He was very frustrated so he ran away from school and the whole situation turned into a police case. In the end. John was found at his den and after a long vacation with his family, he returned back to school and became friends with Sam. He came back with a different character.



I would like to recommend this book as this book is about a bullying case. Hence, bullying often takes place in our daily life. Some part of this book is addictive, so it is not a dull & boring story book. If you are a bully, you should read this book and learn your mistakes! And for those of you whom often get bullied, there are some methods for you to take revenge on them. :D