Summary Of James Preller's Bystander
Kaya 9/16/15
Bystander by James Preller
Pages 1-223
Summary:
The book Bystander, by James Preller, is about a boy named Eric Hayes. Eric moves to Bellport, Long Island, and he starts 7th grade at Bellport Middle School. Eric meets a boy named Griffin, as he starts school. Griffin is cool and very popular, but always seems to be in trouble. As Eric begins to spend more time with Griffin, he realizes that Griffin bullies a kid named David Hallenback. When Eric stands up for David, he gets on Griffin’s bad side. Eventually, the two boys stop being friends, because of the way Griffin treats David. Throughout the book, Eric realizes who his real friends are, and that Griffin is not one of them.
Analysis:
In this exciting book, one passage that was very interesting was when David brings Eric to the graveyard and all of his friends turn their back on Eric. They start fighting with Eric and follow what Griffin …show more content…
It was a relatable and very interesting book. My favorite character was Mary, because she was so sweet and helpful. After Eric was beaten up, she took him home and waited with him. She was a good friend to Eric. The character I didn’t like was Griffin, because I thought he was very fake and lied about everything. He took out his anger by bullying other kids. I didn’t like how Griffin stole Rudy’s money and stole Eric CD.
I liked how the author wrote about a topic that everyone has felt or seen. This book explained that it is not enough to just not bully someone. You need to do something and tell the bully to stop. It showed that a Bystander is just as bad as a bully. I think after Eric and Mary will continue to be good friends and David will be their friend, too. Griffin will probably lose all of his friends and be alone. I also think that Eric’s father may come back to be with the family, after a while. I really enjoyed reading Bystander, and I thought it had a great message to
Bystander by James Preller
Pages 1-223
Summary:
The book Bystander, by James Preller, is about a boy named Eric Hayes. Eric moves to Bellport, Long Island, and he starts 7th grade at Bellport Middle School. Eric meets a boy named Griffin, as he starts school. Griffin is cool and very popular, but always seems to be in trouble. As Eric begins to spend more time with Griffin, he realizes that Griffin bullies a kid named David Hallenback. When Eric stands up for David, he gets on Griffin’s bad side. Eventually, the two boys stop being friends, because of the way Griffin treats David. Throughout the book, Eric realizes who his real friends are, and that Griffin is not one of them.
Analysis:
In this exciting book, one passage that was very interesting was when David brings Eric to the graveyard and all of his friends turn their back on Eric. They start fighting with Eric and follow what Griffin …show more content…
It was a relatable and very interesting book. My favorite character was Mary, because she was so sweet and helpful. After Eric was beaten up, she took him home and waited with him. She was a good friend to Eric. The character I didn’t like was Griffin, because I thought he was very fake and lied about everything. He took out his anger by bullying other kids. I didn’t like how Griffin stole Rudy’s money and stole Eric CD.
I liked how the author wrote about a topic that everyone has felt or seen. This book explained that it is not enough to just not bully someone. You need to do something and tell the bully to stop. It showed that a Bystander is just as bad as a bully. I think after Eric and Mary will continue to be good friends and David will be their friend, too. Griffin will probably lose all of his friends and be alone. I also think that Eric’s father may come back to be with the family, after a while. I really enjoyed reading Bystander, and I thought it had a great message to