More than
4,000 teens commit suicide each year because of bullying. Sure, it’s great
advice for youths to talk to their
parents, teachers, and even the police if they are victims of bullying and
school violence. But most kids don't want to admit they’ve been bullied because
they feel embarrassed, so they keep quiet. Leech Mob: A Novel about a
Connecticut Gang by John Harwood shows how the
main character Kelly Hayes chooses to fight back against the bullies, who, in
his case, are star students,
teachers, administration, and cops.
The novel is set in the
early 1990s, before the long term effects of bullying on the victim were
acknowledged. Kelly's teachers look the other way, the school administrators do not
investigate complaints, and even the city cops “profile” youths before the term
was ever used. Kelly keeps the
bullying a secret from his mother, a common response in teens, so she is unaware of the actual problems he faces. He believes that fighting is his only option, and he becomes a
problem that the system wants to eliminate.
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