A teen takes a bottle of pills and lands in the psych ward with the bully who drove him to attempt suicide in this gripping novel. Walton, audiobook narrated by nicholas tecosky, andrew wilson. Even though a lot of their personalities shine through their differences in class and in experience, internally, theyre struggling with their own problems in a way that makes them individuals. M walton cracked secondary characters bulls mother neglects her child, works rarely, is an alcoholic. Walton takes readers into the minds of two teens ready to take drastic action to end the pain and torture of their lives. As a former middleschool languagearts teacher shes passionate about ending peer bullying. This book kept me up all night, and i finished it in just a day. Cracked a teen takes a bottle of pills and lands in the psych ward with the bully who drove him to attempt suicide in this gripping novel. Tired of feeling miserable, victor takes a bottle of his. I love that she told the stories of the boys having parallel stories of extremely difficult home lives. Yabc is your first stop for all things book related. Km walton has an enjoyable, easy paced writing style. But in the end i found this book to be very inspiring and well writing. Frank cuts grass at the graveyard that bull sits at.
Apr 28, 20 walton does a great job in making her reader understand and truly feel a connection with her two main characters. M walton, addresses hundreds of fans that came out to show their support of the debut author. Crackev is one place bull is happy though, the graveyard, where he brings books that he buys brand new to read in peace and silence and also hides away the cash he saves from work. Just his luck, he learns that his roommate is bull mastrick, the one person who would love to help end his life for him. Walton s sophomore effort is an incredible disappointment following what i thought was a good portrayal of bullying in cracked. I thought this allowed for the reader and well, myself, to connect with the two main characters very easily. Km waltons cracked is written in a dual first person perspective, meaning that the chapters alternate between victor and bulls point of view. Its one of those books that is painful and layered. When i was in nyc earlier this month, my eyes spied the gorgeous cover of k. The only reason bull bullies victor is because he is anger. Apr 04, 2014 i have hadcracked by km walton in my tbr pile for an obnoxious amount of time, at least two years which is totally unreasonable as it is so short and the type of book i love to read. I prefer walton s empty, about an overweight, bullied girl. Each week, our editors select the one author and one book they believe to be most worthy of your attention and highlight them in our pro connect email alert. I coveted it immediately, and my editor was kind enough to slip me a copy.
She is fortunate to be represented by the lovely sarah lapolla from curtis brown ltd. A former middle school language arts teacher and teaching coach, she is. Walton is the author of the contemporary young adult novels, cracked 2012, empty 20, ultimatum 2017, and her behind the song anthology 2017. Though their solutions are different, they end up together as they search for meaning and a reason to carry on. Walton is the author of cracked, empty, and ultimatum. Download for offline reading, highlight, bookmark or take notes while you read cracked. Tired of feeling miserable, victor takes a bottle of his mothers sleeping pillsonly to wake up in the hospital. Plot theme bull bullies victor from the age of 4 to the age of 16. May 25, 2012 cracked is fastpaced, and both boys have great, believable voices. She has also coauthored a book on the teaching of mathematics called teaching numeracy. Bullying gets a thorough examination in walton s ya debut, a stark, but often heavyhanded story that alternates between the perspectives of. Readers who enjoy stories of dysfunction, personal growth, and redemption will love this book.
Bullying gets a thorough examination in waltons ya debut, a stark, but often heavyhanded story that alternates between the perspectives of. I bought it not thinking that i would like it this much. Tired of feeling miserable, victor takes a bottle of his mothers sleeping pillsonly to wake up in the. Although km waltons debut cracked sounds like a standard story of bullying, readers learn there is a lot more going on. Cracked is a very entertaining and would be great for reluctant readers. We are a general bookseller, free access download ebook. Like waltons debut novel, cracked 2012, this novel wades fearlessly into. Cracked book by k m walton half price books marketplace. Walton is the author of the contemporary young adult novels, cracked 2012, empty 20, ultimatum 2017, and newly released behind the song anthology 9517. Our stock of books range from general childrens school books to secondary and university education textbooks. Abuses bull, he is why bull takes anger out on victor. Hes relentlessly bullied at school and his parents ridicule him for not being perfect.
This book consists of two main characters, one of whom is named victor, who has been bullied by the other main character, bull, since kindergarten. We give you this proper as skillfully as easy artifice to get those all. Im much more likely to buy characters who are not 100% terrible. While the story is about the struggle that two boys have and the very unhappy lives that they live, walton s sarcastic tone had me laughing at every page. As a former middleschool teacher, shes passionate about ending bullying, and her powerful presentations have made an impact on thousands.
The alternating perspectives work here, and walton offers up two distinct characters. Walton writes contemporary ya, middle grade suspense and picture books. Kmwalton, young adult author of cracked, empty, ultimatum. Walton imagine having to share a room with your own personal bully 247 for five days. That both bull and victor are the bully and the bullied in their own ways. Make a collage of images and words to represent the main idea of cracked or one of the characters. Hes tired of being weak, so he takes a bottle of his mothers sleeping pills only to wake up in the hospital. Walton is a fellow apocalypsie and we share an editor.
Walton a teen takes a bottle of pills and lands in the psych ward with the bully who drove him to attempt suicide in this gripping. Cracked by k m walton book cover, description, publication history. Well, you yelled at them and told them to stop, so its cracekd cool now. We personally assess every books quality and offer rare, outof.
They both end up admitted on the psych floor in a hospital. Choose a scene from cracked and rewrite it as a film script. Although km walton s debut cracked sounds like a standard story of. Her characters are captivating and their stories are sure to resonate with teens. Learn more about the cracked at kmwalton9781442429161. A former middle school language arts teacher and teaching coach, she is passionate about education and ending peer bullying. Mar 09, 2020 cracked by k m walton book cover, description, publication history. A former middle school language arts teacher and teaching coach, she is passionate about education and. Cracked puts a new twist on bullies without making blatant excuses. Founded in 1998 by now author kimberly pauley as a basic stopover for people looking for information on young adult books, yabc has since evolved into one of the largest professional book recommendation sites targeted towards tween and teen readers.
I wish she had given the parents some redeeming qualities. Feeling invisible and alone, dell makes a choice that will end the abuse forever. He has no friends, gets beaten up at school, and his parents are always criticizing him. Km walton s cracked is written in a dual first person perspective, meaning that the chapters alternate between victor and bulls point of view. All credit goes to walton, i do not own or have said i own this book. Walton follows the story of adele delle and her confusing and quite frustrating life, going to school and going home is they same for her its tough and hard work. The story and characters always intrigued me, and i loved this. Write an interview between you and one of the characters from cracked about their courageous experience. Walton is not only a talented writer, but shes also an inspirationand were not just saying that because she shares a literary agent with one of our coeditors.
I think this sounds like a great book for young adults to read. She lives in pennsylvania with her husband, two sons and cat. Walton paced this novel perfectly, and i always wanted to keep reading the story just to find out what exactly would happen. Although km waltons debut cracked sounds like a standard story of bullying, readers learn there is a lot more going on beneath the surfaces of both boys. Jan 08, 20 waltons sophomore effort is an incredible disappointment following what i thought was a good portrayal of bullying in cracked. Bull comes from a poor family, with parents who are angry and abusive toward him. A funny website filled with funny videos, pics, articles, and a whole bunch of other funny stuff. Cracked has 2 available editions to buy at half price books marketplace. Walton executed the characters and theme extremely well and i enjoyed walking beside victor and bull throughout their. You hear both sides of the story throughout the book and you realize how everyone has problems they face. But i did understand from their perspectives that life was better as they left the ward, than as they entered it.
Walton is available at in several formats for your ereader. I found the character of adele to be a little repetitive. She lives in pennsylvania with her husband, two sons, and cat. Walton is the author of the contemporary young adult novels, cracked, empty, and ultimatum.
Antibullying expert, public speaker, lover of kindness. We give cracked km walton and numerous book collections from fictions to scientific research in any way. I like the message of the story that just because someone comes from a different place than you doesnt mean that they cant understand what youre going through or dont have any problems of their own. But that message only comes at the expense of dells fat body. Hes so good he got a perfect score on the math portion of the. You see,cracked is a contemporary young adult book that takes on a pretty serious subject matter.