THE HIVE is an excellent book for tweens. At just under 100 pages, it reads quickly and doesn't talk down to its readers. Author Kelley Powell Barcellona has experience as a middle school teacher, and it shows as she successfully portrays that age group in her story.
The Hive is a group of four girls lead by Brooke Stevens. According to them, if you aren't a member of their group, you are nothing. Brooke leads the girls in targeting unlucky students and bullying them mercilessly.
This time their victim is Tori. Brooke uses a series of anonymous notes to a popular boy named Hunter to spread the word that Tori has a crush on him and is possibly even stalking him. The notes set the trap while Brooke and her friends reel in Tori by inviting her to a party that offers her a chance to do her favorite thing - sing karaoke. However, by selecting Tori, the Hive may have met their match.
THE HIVE paints an accurate picture of middle school life. Barcellona adds a few twists in the plot by giving Brooke a few problems of her own. This one would be an excellent addition to any library or classroom collection.
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I purchased "The Hive" as a gift for a friend's daughter but before I gave it away the cover just pulled me in so I had to check it out. I have to say the book was an excellent read with a new spin on classroom bulling. It was really refreshing to read a book that kept you turning the pages and was educational. I'm really happy with my purchase and my friends daughter ended up really liking it as well, so now I'm a big hit to!
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