Scrawl

"Scrawl" is a compelling young adult novel told through the raw, brutally honest, and often painfully funny journal entries of Tod Munn, a high school bully. After a serious incident, Tod is forced into detention with a guidance counselor who makes him write his story. This book offers a unique, unfiltered look into the mind of a bully, exploring the complex motivations, insecurities, and external pressures, like poverty, that contribute to his behavior. It's a powerful story of self-reflection, accountability, and the difficult journey towards redemption, suitable for mature middle schoolers and high schoolers.

Tod Munn is a bully. He's tough, but times are even tougher. The wimps have stopped coughing up their lunch money. The administration is cracking down. Then to make things worse, Tod and his friends get busted doing something bad. Something really bad. Lucky Tod must spend his daily detention in a hot, empty room with Mrs. Woodrow, a no-nonsense guidance counselor. He doesn't know why he's there, but she does. Tod's punishment: to scrawl his story in a beat-up notebook. He can be painfully funny and he can be brutally honest. But can Mrs. Woodrow help Tod stop playing the bad guy before he actually turns into one . . . for real? Read Tod's notebook for yourself.