I chose to read this book because it looked very interesting to me. Once he arrives at a new town he has to go to a new school called bluford high. The bluford series is set in bluford high school, the fictional school all the main characters attend. Download for offline reading, highlight, bookmark or take notes while you read a matter of trust. The bluford series is a collection of highinterest novels that have captivated teens nationwide. The bully mass market paperback june 1 2007 by paul langan author 4. The gun is part of a 10book bluford series, which chronicles the lives of a group of 9th graders at bluford high school. This widely acclaimed teen series set in an urban high school features engaging, accessible writing and appealing, contemporary storylines lost and found 2002 by anne schraff someone is stalking me. Sample a rage means a great excitement b great fear c great joy d great anger 1. The students will start writing their ideas for a play based on the book the bully. After spending months living in fear, darrell is faced with a big decision. The bluford series is a widely read collection of contemporary american young adult novels set in the fictional innercity high school of bluford high in southern california. He went to franklin high school in philadelphia and had friends like malik stone, big reggie, and mark.
Thats what darrell mercer faces when he and his mother move from philadelphia to california. Dec, 20 explore dhslibrarys board if you like the bluford high series, try. But all that changed at bluford high when darcy started hanging with the zeros, a group of. Learn vocabulary, terms, and more with flashcards, games, and other study tools. International about scholastic customer service contact us. Bluford series book 1 by anne schraff and paul langan.
Darrell mercer, a 9th grader at bluford, is at the center of this story. A great investment for teachers, school districts, and even parents. In grade school, darcy wills and brisana meeks were friends. The book the bully is about a boy named darrell mercer he lived in philadelphia but he was moving to california and he was going to be away from his best friend malik and he was also going to a new school called bluford high, darrell was bullied by a boy named tyray and tyray pulled a knife out on darrell but one darrell stood up to tyray and. First there was the mysterious stranger who started following her. I went on to get the series and they are great books with powerful lessons. Its about a boy having to move away from philidelphia with his mom. Darrell mercer, a 9th grader at bluford high, is at the center of this story.
Download for offline reading, highlight, bookmark or. Featuring contemporary, reallife stories that young adults will relate to, with important life lessons that are not too preach, these two book continue this new series focusing on the students of bluford high school. Bluford high, named after guion guy bluford, americas first black astronaut. Darrell mercer and his mother jackie are moving from philadelphia to california because of her new job, and mom says its best to move in with his uncle jason. The bully bluford series book 5 and millions of other books are available for. The series draws its name from the school which many of the characters attend. So he thought people will bully him and then he went to the supermarket and he saw a girl that was going to the same school as him which was bluford high school.
The series was created and published by townsend press and was codistributed by scholastic. Paul langan darrell mercer faces a new life, a new school, and a new bully when he moves from philadelphia to california. He was so happy that he did that to tyray and now tyray was suspended. I love the bluford series and use it in my selfcontained english classes, but i do not love the resources that come with the book. The bluford high series are twenty one books about high schoolers who all go to bluford high school home of the buccaneers.
The bully bluford series, number 5 book by paul langan. Darrell and his mother move to the bluford area in the middle of the school year. It was published by townsend press and has a total of 190 pages in the book. The winter comes, and bluford high school was closed for the christmas and new years holidays. This widely acclaimed teen series set in an urban high school features engaging, accessible writing and appealing, contemporary.
Physically smaller than his peers, darrell quickly becomes a target for tyray hobbs, the freshman class bully. Each book talks about different characters and there home and school life and how they struggle to solve their problems. Bluford series comprehension questions ice breakers rubrics fun ideas the book language arts bullying middle school. Teens talk middle school 33 stories about bullies and the ups and. The bluford series is a collection of twentyone young adult novels that focus on the lives of a group of high school students and their families.
He can either keep running from this bullyor find some way to fight back. Bullying in school is a big problem nation wide and the students will relate to the reading. The book is called the bully its about a little boy whos getting bullied at school and facing his. He can keep running from this bully, or find a way to fight back. The bully bluford high, book 5 by paul langan fantastic fiction. Schraff and a great selection of similar new, used and collectible books available now at great prices. Bluford series workbook for the bully by paul langan by. The gun, by paul langan, townsend press, 2002, 123 pages, reading level 7. After spending months living in fear, he can either keep running from his bully or find a way to fight back. The resources needed are a copy for each student of the title the bully from the bluford high series books. It was the first book i read in the bluford series and it was great.
Physically smaller than his peers, darrell quickly becomes a. Then darrel went to his first day of school and there was a boy who started bulling him and his name was tyray. It is lexiled at 700, but is about high school students and does not feel elementary. Bluford high series books wiki fandom powered by wikia. It was the first christmas that darrell had spent away from philadelphia and his friend. When darrell mercer moves from philly to california with his mom, he faces a new life, a new school, and a new bully. Student team literature standardized reading practice test. Complete bluford series all 21 books townsend press. The sequel to the bully, this book is about bluford freshman tyray hobbs, the tormentor of darrell mercer.
Thats what darrell mercer faces when he and his mother move from philadelphia to c. Now, darrel feels good about going to bluford high school if i had to recommend this book, i would recommend it to a girl and a boy that like to bully people or are thinking about bullying someone. This widely acclaimed teen series set in an urban high school features engaging, accessible writing and appealing, contemporary storylines. Each novel features a teenage protagonist facing difficult. The first friday of new year, darrell didnt want to go to the supermarket parking lot. The laramie county school district 1 board of trustees on monday heard the results of the 2017 olweus bullying prevention program student survey and how those results compare to 2015.
A great investment for teachers, school districts, and even. Student team literature standardized reading practice test the bully townsend press, 2002 directions choose the word that means the same, or about the same, as the underlined word. Topics explored in the books include bullying, school violence, teenage pregnancy, divorce, peer pressure, and substance abuse. I read this book every year to my students and they looked forward to me reading the next chapter every day.