Sam and Morgan have an "impossible friendship," whatever that is...

Sam finds himself torn between two opposing worlds. He hangs with Morgan and has fun with her. He hears her suicidal comments, and attempts to divert her attention from pain. Conversely, he is friends with Jeff, who loves trolling the Internet and tormenting the girl. Jeff pressures Sam to do the same.

On the surface, Morgan is carefree. She loves dance and long baths. Most of the time, she plays the part of an ordinary teenager. Small glimpses of what may transpire appear at odd moments. Suddenly, for some unspecified reason, she quits dance, which gave her such pleasure and claims that she is pleased with the decision. The girl refuses to discuss the online bullying that is prescient in Sam's mind. 

A large number of people at Morgan's high school, both in-person and online, have painted the girl's forehead with a catastrophically large bull's eye. People joke about her, cherishing their sadistic mockery and mean closeness. They stage informal contests in order to determine whose commentary is cruelest. Morgan does not stand a chance. The world seems to love to hate her, and she begins to despise her own likeness.

Morgan shouts a final statement to all of her persecutors: an exclamation point to address all of the damage that has been heaped upon her. 

Some of her high school peers could not care less; others cringe as the sharp edges of guilt penetrate deeply.

The Fall by James Preller, 2015

I loved the erratic format of the book with the brief chapters. The cover art fits the desolate, lachrymose theme of the book. A crumpled piece of paper signifies the main character's throwing her life away, and the gray somber color displays her murky thought patterns.

Books about  bullying

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