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The Revealers
by
Doug Wilhelm
Throwing light on a dark problem
Parkland Middle School is a place the students call Darkland, because no one in it does much to stop the daily harassment of kids by other kids. Three bullied seventh graders use their smarts to get the better of their tormentors by starting an unofficial e-mail forum at school in which they publicize their experiences. Unexpectedly, lots of...more
Parkland Middle School is a place the students call Darkland, because no one in it does much to stop the daily harassment of kids by other kids. Three bullied seventh graders use their smarts to get the better of their tormentors by starting an unofficial e-mail forum at school in which they publicize their experiences. Unexpectedly, lots of...more
Paperback, 224 pages
Published
April 6th 2005
by Farrar, Straus and Giroux (BYR)
(first published 2003)
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Do you remember being in the seventh grade? I remember it as being the most difficult year, socially, with its only rival being the eighth grade. Some of the kids were horrible to each other, and of course this is at the most impressionable age where you remember everything that was said for the rest of your life. Me, I was happy to have my one true friend, and remain invisible the rest of the time.
The Revealers is a powerful story about three seventh-graders who were tired of being picked on an...more
The Revealers is a powerful story about three seventh-graders who were tired of being picked on an...more
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Nov 17, 2008
Deepa
rated it
4 of 5 stars
Recommends it for:
any middle schooler.
Recommended to Deepa by:
no one.
I found this book very inspiring. I think it has a cool perspective and "voice" on bullying. My favorite part was seeing how the characters change over the course of the book. I also enjoyed the ending and seeing how the three main characters take the bullying at their school and morph it into something that is both informative and raises awareness. A great read and I would recommend it to any middle schooler.
The Revealers is a about three stdents, Russell, Elliot, and Catalina, at Parkland Middle School who want to reveal all the bullying tha is happening to them and in thier school. The three students end up making a blog ware evrybody in the school can put up their stories and experiences around bullying. At the end they made a science fair project around their blog and the judges really enjoyed it. I would reccomend this book to people or students because it really brings out the backstage of thi...more
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This book had a tough start and I think it might lose a lot of middle schoolers just because it's so hard to get into initially. The author's writing comes across almost as stream of consciousness at some points. There were several run on sentences I had to read, re-read, and then look at one last time before I figured out what he was saying. I don't think the average middle schooler is going to be willing to put that kind of effort into a book two pages in.
Once you get into the book it really i...more
Once you get into the book it really i...more
Although I'm not a huge fan of the illustration on the cover, I'm a big fan of the book. Three middle school students have been bullied for quite a while. Elliot is smaller and very smart, picked on by many of his schoolmates. Russell has a run-in with the rough, tough school bully, who now frequently beats Russell up. Catalina is the new girl in school, having moved from the Philippines, and the most popular girl in school has made her a target. When these three students come together, they dec...more
The Revealers by Doug Wilhelm is a great book for middle school kids that like realistic-fiction. I wouldn't recommend this book to elementary schoolers though because it has a few bad words in it, but it doesn't have a lot. Doug Wilhelms is full of details that really help to describe what's going on in the book. One time he described the feeling when one of the characters named Richie poured a whole bottle of root beer onto another character named Russel's head. He described it so well by tell...more
I think this book tells a good story. I recommend this book for 10 years or older because of some actions in this book and some mild language. This book also has a very good moral, I think. Do to others what you want them to do to you. Three kids Russel, Elliot, and Catalina have been bullied over and over for things they have done or by their appearance. They started an article on the schools website, kidnet called The Revealer. They receive stories from all over the school about what has been...more
The book is about a boy named Russle, another boy named Elliot who only thinks about dinosaurs, and a girl named Catalina. they are all having problems with bullying by different people. They group up and be like "scientist" and try to figure out how to make it stop.
Aug 15, 2008
Chanarah
rated it
5 of 5 stars
Recommends it for:
anyone who is entering middle school
Recommended to Chanarah by:
summer read for school
This book is really good. At first it seemed kind of boring, but the suspense kept growing and growing. i would suggest that everyone who is entering middle school should read this book. It brought me back to some of my expirences of bullying when i was in 6th grade
I read this book to see if it would work to help facilitate discussion on cyberbullying, but it wasn't really what I was looking for. A group of kids use what is essentially a "Moodle" or "Blackboard" space to send all school emails revealing bullying incidents anonymously. The students are trying to get back at the bullies using the computer as a medium for disclosing their activities. While it could facilitate the discussion of the power the internet has given us to self-publish for all the wo...more
This book is only useful as a tool in the classroom when teaching middle school students about social inclusion and bullying topics; thsi is not because it is well written or particularly realistic, but because it highlights many major topics for discussion.
The characters are one-dimensional and while their situations might work well in a low-budget educational film, most middle school students who read this book do not see it as realistic. My students felt the violent situations portrayed were...more
The characters are one-dimensional and while their situations might work well in a low-budget educational film, most middle school students who read this book do not see it as realistic. My students felt the violent situations portrayed were...more
The Revealers is the best book I’ve read in a while. It’s a stay-up-late/read-when-you-should-be-doing-something-else book that compels you to want to keep reading and find out what is going to happen and how things are going to turn out for the characters. That alone would mean it was a great book. It is also an important book because it is about a real problem that impacts everyone—bullying. Three friends who are targets of bullying use their schools computer network to bring their experiences...more
A review from my old blog...
I sit down to write this review not knowing whether I think positively about this book or hesitantly (notice that I did not say negatively).
Having spent two months with beautiful little seventh graders I think that Wilhelm did an admirable job at portraying life in middle school from a kid's point of view. I do think that all of the adult characters seemed out of touch or downright authoritarian but perhaps that was because Wilhelm did such a good job at writing from...more
I sit down to write this review not knowing whether I think positively about this book or hesitantly (notice that I did not say negatively).
Having spent two months with beautiful little seventh graders I think that Wilhelm did an admirable job at portraying life in middle school from a kid's point of view. I do think that all of the adult characters seemed out of touch or downright authoritarian but perhaps that was because Wilhelm did such a good job at writing from...more
I read this as a suggestion from another teacher at school. This books gives an interesting look at school bullying. It suggests that when people, kids especially, are aware of negative situations, they tend to be open about their own lives. I really liked the story as it gives the "outcast kids" the opportunity to be heard. It lets everyone tell his/her story about bullying. It also shows that bullying happens to everyone, even the popular kids. Great book.
This was a dull read for me, and if it hadn't been a required reading book for school, I might not have finished reading it. I am just personally tired of anti-bullying books. A good cause, of course, but I don't need to read about it in every single book I pick up. The only plot in this story and bullying and preventing bullying. Through an unusual method, with unusual characters, but it still boils down to "Don't bully, kids. It's bad." No, duh.
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I helped my niece red this book for summer reading. I wasn't too enthusiastic about it at first, but in the end i realized that it was a cute book based on an occuring problem. Its a book about a group of outcasts who join to together to overcome bulling and find out who they really are. In my opinion a great book for teens and preteens who have been a witness, been involved in bullying or are just looking for a good book on human interaction in middle school
Parkland Middle School has a bullying culture. The principal has her head in the sand and the situation seems hopeless until the three protagonists decide enough is enough and decide to raise awareness. They use the inschool LAN to expose bullies with unexpected results and learn a lot about themselves in the process.
This book has strong themes of courage and trust, both between students and between students and adults.
This book has strong themes of courage and trust, both between students and between students and adults.
I thought this was an excellent book for middle school students and anyone who knows/works with/loves one to read. It deals with bullying which is certainly a hot topic these days, but shouldn't be viewed as an "issue of the moment" concern. The narrative felt very authentic to me and provided a basis for some excellent discussion among my 7th grade classes.
Really good...3 kids who hooked up almost inadvertently, and decided to tell their side of their persistent torments from local bullies or "in crowd" kids who put others down to make themselves "look" better. Characters have believable voices, and clever, realistic plans of how they used technology to combat and "reveal" their enemies. A must-read for young adults.
Wilhelm creates compelling characters that have depth, and are believable middle-schoolers--their actions and motivations are not always logical or consistent but they are honest. I hope to encourage fifth graders to read this book next year. As the revealers search for the reasons behind bullying, perhaps readers also can see themselves both in the bullies and the victims.
I liked this story but would be interested in finding out if it actually appeals to middle school students. Interesting premise, 3 students who have been bullied set out to write an "underground paper" and publish it across their school's Local Area Network - reaching all students. Found parts of the storyline a bit forced, like the introduction to Anne Frank/Holocaust AND the Instant Messaging component.
One of my favorite read-out-loud books for middle school students. The narrator's voice is true to the middle school experience. Handles bullying well and this book gives kids something they can relate to-easy to discuss in class. I generally read a few chapters and then the kids all want to take the book home.
It is easy and fun to read. It is all about teenager life. As you can see the three students in the book, I really love them. They are best friends who fight together against bullying in the school. They have really cool solutions for the problems. I hope you enjoy this book as well.
I read this back when I was a first year and I was experiencing bullying just like Catalina, I was bullied for being a "nerd." The Revealers is such an eye-opener for me and standing up for yourself. I suggest parents to let their kids read books just like these. :)
One of the first kid's books I have read in awhile and I really liked it. The book really helps you understand what the kids who are bullied feel. It is very positive in the way that it handles the bully problem, which is find help, speak up and let people know!
I honesty recommend this book. It has a twist to the average middle school bully story's. Instead of being the usual "im tired of getting beat up and im going to stand up to this guy." It's much more unique. I really think everyone should read this book. It's not boring at all, and when your done;; you actually learn something.
This is an excellent merging of a story about how a small group of kids stopped the bullies at their schools and a story of how technology helped them. An easy read for any middle-schooler that teaches them empowerment, empathy, and self-confidence.
Aug 21, 2009
Karen.white
is currently reading it
This was the required reading selection for my two incoming sixth graders. I was reluctant to read it because the subject matter is difficult (extreme bullying), but as I progress through the book, I am learning to face my fears one page at a time.
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Doug Wilhelm is the author of The Revealers and Falling. Born in Oregon and raised in suburban New Jersey, he studied English at Kenyon College in Ohio, then went to work as a newspaper reporter. In 1981, he left his job and traveled to Asia, where he spent two years and became a freelance writer, editor, and teacher of English in Kathmandu, Nepal. He has worked as a journalist for The Boston Glob...more
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