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Book review: 'Bully'

Cover of quot;Bullyquot; (Putnam Juvenile, $17.99) (2012)

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I have a friend whose 9-year-old daughter is being bullied in school, so when I saw the new book “Bully” (Putnam Juvenile, $17.99) depicting young girls on the cover, I asked her to weigh in.

Written by Patricia Polacco, the book is about a girl named Lyla, a cheerleader who takes on vengeful classmates putting down others, including her friend Jamie, on Facebook.

My friend’s daughter...

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