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GIVEAWAY & REVIEW: Journal of a Schoolyard Bully by Farley Katz

September 9, 2011 By Mary

Description

In the tradition of the mega successful DIARY OF A WIMPY KID and DORK DIARIES comes Niko Taylor, a school bully who must keep a journal to right all the wrongs he has done, but Niko, being a habitual trouble-maker, has other ideas. 
Niko Kaylor, the terror of his middle school, doles out wedgies and collects money he doesn’t need. When he is forced to begin keeping a journal of his activities to curb his bullying ways, he secretly turns his diary into a how-to guide for bullies.  Now, against the wishes of his peers, Niko plans to conquer his middle school and teach everyone a lesson in bullying, including his teachers.  

About the Author

At 26, Farley Katz is the youngest staff cartoonist for The New Yorker, where he’s published over fifty cartoons. Last year he wrote and edited the New Yorker’s comedy blog, The Cartoon Lounge. He’s written jokes and drawn cartoons for Mad Magazine, Saturday Night Live, and The Harvard Lampoon, where he was an editor in college. After graduating, he moved to Los Angeles where he developed a comedy pilot for Endemol, and wrote and directed for Budweiser’s Bud T.V. His work has appeared on Eater.com and in Narrative magazine. He lives in New York City where he writes and draws the webcomic Kids Are Dumb (kidsaredumb.com).   

Details

  • Reading level: Young Adult
  • Hardcover: 208 pages
  • Publisher: St. Martin’s Griffin (September 13, 2011)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 0312681585
  • ISBN-13: 978-0312681586

SOURCE:  PUBLISHER
MY THOUGHTS

LOVED IT

Farley Katz has written and illustrated a wonderful book about bullying from the bully’s point of view.  This one should provoke a lot of discussions for children, their parents and teachers.  I didn’t know that you could actually feel sorry for a bully, but Niko Kaylor with all his bravado and intelligence is actually a confused and angry boy.  Niko is forced to write a journal by his mother, his therapist and the school.  He illustrates it with all the hatred and anger he can muster and writes what he thinks the “unholy trinity” wants to read.  He still continues to bully and ignore the threats placed on him by the school.   Until he takes it all too far one day.  He is sent to a reform school and becomes the victim instead of victor.

I think most adults will know Katz’s work from Mad Magazine and a lot of the humor present there is carried over.  There are situations in the story that would never be allowed to occur at any school in the United States but are illustrated to the extreme to make his point.  Bullies have issues of their own and should be dealt with accordingly and quickly.  I really enjoyed this one and if you enjoyed Diary of a Wimpy Kid, you will like this opposing point of view. 

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This ends 9.23.11 midnight Pacific Time and the winner will be chosen by Random.org on 9.24.11.
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Comments

  1. Bethie says

    September 10, 2011 at 4:14 am

    I think my boys will like this one. Thanks for the giveaway.

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  2. holdenj says

    September 10, 2011 at 12:55 pm

    Thanks! I bet the drawings are great.
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  3. micia says

    September 10, 2011 at 8:57 pm

    Thanks for this giveaway
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  4. micia says

    September 10, 2011 at 8:59 pm

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  5. Pabkins says

    September 10, 2011 at 10:26 pm

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  6. marybelle says

    September 10, 2011 at 11:49 pm

    JOURNAL OF A SCHOOLYARD BULLY looks like a ‘fun’ read!!

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  7. Bethie says

    September 11, 2011 at 2:46 am

    Daily Entry 9/10

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  8. Darlene says

    September 11, 2011 at 3:07 am

    Thanks for the giveaway!

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  9. Darlene says

    September 11, 2011 at 3:09 am

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  10. micia says

    September 11, 2011 at 8:17 am

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  11. micia says

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  12. Patricia N says

    September 11, 2011 at 9:27 pm

    I think my kids and I would like this one!
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  13. Patricia N says

    September 11, 2011 at 9:29 pm

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  14. Books And Beyond says

    September 11, 2011 at 9:34 pm

    Thank you for this giveaway..old follower/new blog..
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  17. micia says

    September 12, 2011 at 7:48 am

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  18. Patricia N says

    September 12, 2011 at 1:26 pm

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  19. Patricia N says

    September 12, 2011 at 1:27 pm

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  20. micia says

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  21. micia says

    September 13, 2011 at 7:59 am

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  22. Patricia N says

    September 13, 2011 at 4:09 pm

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  23. Patricia N says

    September 13, 2011 at 4:10 pm

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  24. micia says

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  25. micia says

    September 14, 2011 at 7:53 am

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  26. Patricia N says

    September 14, 2011 at 5:42 pm

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  27. Patricia N says

    September 14, 2011 at 5:43 pm

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  28. micia says

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  29. micia says

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  30. Patricia N says

    September 15, 2011 at 6:34 pm

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  31. Patricia N says

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  32. Bethie says

    September 16, 2011 at 1:58 am

    Daily entry 9/15

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  33. micia says

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  34. micia says

    September 16, 2011 at 8:42 am

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  35. Patricia N says

    September 16, 2011 at 2:02 pm

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  36. Patricia N says

    September 16, 2011 at 2:03 pm

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  37. Jolene and Family says

    September 16, 2011 at 4:27 pm

    My son would love this, thanks for the giveaway

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  38. Jolene and Family says

    September 16, 2011 at 4:28 pm

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  42. micia says

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  43. micia says

    September 17, 2011 at 8:13 am

    Daily entry
    17sept.
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  44. Jolene and Family says

    September 18, 2011 at 5:44 am

    Daily entry

    Crossing fingers

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  45. Jolene and Family says

    September 18, 2011 at 5:44 am

    Daily tweet

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  46. micia says

    September 18, 2011 at 8:51 am

    Daily entry 18sept.
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  47. micia says

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  48. Patricia N says

    September 19, 2011 at 2:17 am

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  49. Patricia N says

    September 19, 2011 at 2:17 am

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  50. Bethie says

    September 19, 2011 at 2:50 am

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  51. micia says

    September 19, 2011 at 8:14 am

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  52. micia says

    September 19, 2011 at 8:14 am

    Daily entry
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  53. Patricia N says

    September 19, 2011 at 6:55 pm

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  54. Patricia N says

    September 19, 2011 at 6:55 pm

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  55. micia says

    September 20, 2011 at 8:44 am

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  56. micia says

    September 20, 2011 at 8:44 am

    Daily entry
    20sept.
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  57. Patricia N says

    September 20, 2011 at 4:01 pm

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  58. Patricia N says

    September 20, 2011 at 4:01 pm

    Thanks for the giveaway!
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  59. Jolene and Family says

    September 21, 2011 at 1:32 am

    Daily entry

    crossing fingers, my boys will love this

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  60. Jolene and Family says

    September 21, 2011 at 1:33 am

    Daily Tweet

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  61. Jolene and Family says

    September 21, 2011 at 1:34 am

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  62. micia says

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  63. micia says

    September 21, 2011 at 8:00 am

    Daily entry
    21sept.
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  64. Jolene and Family says

    September 21, 2011 at 11:36 pm

    Daily entry

    This looks great

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  65. Jolene and Family says

    September 21, 2011 at 11:36 pm

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  66. Patricia N says

    September 22, 2011 at 2:00 am

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  67. Patricia N says

    September 22, 2011 at 2:01 am

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  68. Patricia N says

    September 22, 2011 at 1:18 pm

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  69. Patricia N says

    September 22, 2011 at 1:18 pm

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  70. micia says

    September 22, 2011 at 3:11 pm

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  71. micia says

    September 22, 2011 at 3:12 pm

    Daily entry
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  72. Jolene and Family says

    September 22, 2011 at 8:03 pm

    Daily entry

    I’m loving these daily entries…as long as my kids aren’t keeping me busy 🙂

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  73. Jolene and Family says

    September 22, 2011 at 8:04 pm

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  75. micia says

    September 23, 2011 at 8:49 am

    daily entry 23 sept.
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  76. micia says

    September 23, 2011 at 8:49 am

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  77. Jolene and Family says

    September 23, 2011 at 2:22 pm

    Daily entry

    Last day, crossing fingers

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  78. Jolene and Family says

    September 23, 2011 at 2:22 pm

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  79. Mary (BookHounds) says

    September 25, 2011 at 12:58 am

    AUDRA — audie

    An email has been sent to the lucky person named above (first part of their email address in case my note ends up in spam). The winner has 48 hours to respond or a new winner will be chosen.

    Thanks to all who entered.

    PLEASE CHECK YOUR SPAM FOR THE EMAIL FROM BOOKHOUNDS @ HOTMAIL REQUESTING YOUR MAILING ADDRESS!

  80. Mary (BookHounds) says

    October 3, 2011 at 11:13 pm

    ADRI — adri_love

    An email has been sent to the lucky person named above (first part of their email address in case my note ends up in spam). The winner has 48 hours to respond or a new winner will be chosen.
    Thanks to all who entered.
    PLEASE CHECK YOUR SPAM FOR THE EMAIL FROM BOOKHOUNDS @ HOTMAIL REQUESTING YOUR MAILING ADDRESS!

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