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Goodreads asked Holly Bargo:

What mystery in your own life could be a plot for a book?

Holly Bargo That's an extremely personal question, although it may not have been intended as such. Regardless, my question would be: What makes someone the target of bullies? When reading stories with "broken" protagonists--usually in the new adult sub-genre--these characters come from disadvantaged backgrounds. However, in my experience both as observer and victim, a disadvantaged background has no bearing on whether schoolyard bullies target a particular person. Something else inspires their cruelty and I've yet to figure out what it is.

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