The book, "Brutal" is drama, and a coming-of-age story. It is about girl named Poe who is a punk rock chick and a rebel. Her parents are divorced and she lives in New York with her mom. However her mom goes to South America to help the sick, so Poe is forced to move to Benders Hollow, California, where her father lives. When she gets there she meets her dad for the first time ever, and she finds out that her dad is a lot different from her mom. Her dad is a lot more understanding and gentle, and he is also the guidance counselor for the school she is going to attend. This is a story about bullying, friendship, and a sprinkle of romance.
Poe has a neighbor who is very eccentric and goes by the name of Velveeta because that is his favorite cheese. Unfortunately, he also happens to be the schools punching bag, and always gets beat up or made fun of by the school especially by bully Colby Morris and the football team.
At one point of the book Colby Morris and the football team take Velveeta to the boys bathroom and start to beat him up. Poe saw a glimpse of where Velveeta and the football team went and followed them. She saw what Colby Morris was doing and was flabbergasted. Afterward Velveeta would not press charges and claimed that he fell down the stairs. Poe tries everything in her might to give Colby Morris what he deserves, and the beating of Velveeta made the school start seminars, but other than that they did not do much. Poe was surprised that a peaceful town such as Benders Hollow could be so Brutal.
I really liked this book a lot and I think it will be interesting to teenagers. It was very exciting because no one new why Velveeta wouldn't press charges. I recommend it to everyone because it is a page turner, and a great high school story.
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