Bullyville

After eighth grader Bart Rangely is granted a "mercy" scholarship to an elite private school after his father is killed in the North Tower on 9/11, doors should have opened. Instead, he is terrorized and bullied by his own mentor. So begins the worst year of his life.

My father was killed on 9/11.

Everybody in town knows we lost him forever when the North Tower collapsed.

What they "don't" know is that he was gone long before that day.

What they "don't" know is that a scholarship to exclusive Baileywell Academy only made my life worse.

What they "don't" know is that my mentor at Baileywell is my own personal terrorist.

Everybody calls me Miracle Boy.

What "nobody" knows is that it's a miracle I'm still here to tell you the real story about the worst year of my life.

From nationally acclaimed author Francine Prose comes an unforgettable novel about disasters, both public and private, and the aftermath of tragedy.