Showing posts with label misfits. Show all posts
Showing posts with label misfits. Show all posts

Monday, July 22, 2013

The Bully or the Victim: Leech Mob Novel Questions School Profiling




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. 

Order a copy of Leech Mob through our website: www.leechmobnovel.com. I was having problems with Amazon.com and Barnes and Noble so please order the Leech Mob Novel through the products page at www.leechmobnovel.com so I can continue to support myself and you will definitely get a copy of the book without problems or delay. 

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Wednesday, June 19, 2013

Leech Mob: A Novel about a Connecticut Gang explores dating in high school




Hey Girls,
Have you ever felt dissed by a guy?  If so, then there are several chapters in Leech Mob: A Novel about a Connecticut Gang that might interest you about high school dating. But Chapter 7 is the real clincher that will shock you ladies with "the players" approach.  Now I don’t mean to sound one-sided against the guys here... because I explain just how ruthless the girls can act in Chapter 10.  So you’ve got to read the book and look from both perspectives.  
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Being the new kid in high school, Kelly Hayes fights the bullies in Leech Mob Novel


It’s not easy being the new kid – especially when you’re new to high school and everyone has known each other - like - since the first grade. I know - cause I was in that predicament myself.   I had barely stepped off the school bus when I was in a fight on the first day of school. But the teachers didn’t want to spend any time investigating the incident.  They just assumed that I caused it rather than the school’s elite - a bunch of preps, jocks, and honor roll kids.  It’s weird how a thing like that can seem to go on for rest of your life! So read the book and decide if you agree or not. 

Order a copy of Leech Mob through our website: www.leechmobnovel.com. I was having problems with Amazon.com and Barnes and Noble so please order the Leech Mob Novel through the products page at www.leechmobnovel.com so I can continue to support myself and you will definitely get a copy of the book without problems or delay www.leechmobnovel.com 

Or listen to the Leech Mob audio book and interviews with