Standing up to bullying
Tip, Mindy, Owen and Xen are bullied or socially marginalised and form LAME after deciding to take a stand.
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Obert Skye - Author
This is a comic dystopian adventure about pupils navigating bullying, cliques, shortages and an unsafe society while trying to use intelligence and teamwork. Expect absurdity alongside ominous circumstances, including bombs, danger, spiders and threatened schoolmates.
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Sign in for personalised guidanceThis is a comic dystopian adventure about pupils navigating bullying, cliques, shortages and an unsafe society while trying to use intelligence and teamwork. Expect absurdity alongside ominous circumstances, including bombs, danger, spiders and threatened schoolmates.
Tip, Mindy, Owen and Xen are bullied or socially marginalised and form LAME after deciding to take a stand.
Geekdom sits low in a school hierarchy, while the friends use intellectual abilities rather than athletic prowess to confront school problems.
Bomb damage, shortages, dangerous streets and school disorder are presented through absurd names, superhero-like developments and comic situations.
Consider whether the child enjoys humour that undercuts bleak settings. The school world includes social exclusion, intended harm, societal breakdown, unsafe nights and unsettling spider encounters, even when scenes are presented lightly.
This is a grounded book brief while Suitabook strengthens the analysis: some draft conclusions still depend on unresolved evidence.
Anything not established here remains open; it is not being treated as absent or safe.