Inventing Elliot

Name: Inventing Elliot
Brand: Penguin Random House
Availability: InStock
Rating: 4.67 (3 reviews)
Author: Graham Gardner
ISBN: 9780807223215

Author: Graham Gardner

Narrator: Dominic Taylor

Unabridged: 4 hr 46 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Listening Library

Published: 03/23/2004

Categories: Young Adult Fiction, Social Themes, Bullying, School & Education

Synopsis

Elliot's life has been spinning out of control. He would give anything to get back to normal. Now, at his new school, he has a chance to reinvent himself. He will make himself so cook, so out of reach, that no one will hurt him ever again. The plan succeeds beyond his wildest dreams. And then beyond his wildest nightmare.

Elliot is noticed by the Guardians, the mysterious, manipulative group who run the school according to their own very special rules. They want him to become one of them. For the first time, Elliot has power. But power comes at a terrible price, and Elliot faces an impossible choice when he has to decide how to use it.

About The Author

GRAHAM GARDNER is an academic researcher and author, specializing in social and political geography, at the University of Wales, Aberystwyth. Prior to this he has had many jobs, including shop assistant, civil servant, research officer, waiter, and factory worker. He is also a keen musician, playing rock and classical piano. He is the second eldest of ten children, and was born and brought up in Worcestershire. He divides his time between his flat in Aberystwyth and his parents' house in the Malvern Hills. INVENTING ELLIOT is his first novel.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Stephen

The only thing necessary for the triumph of evil is for good men to do nothing.” ― Edmund Burke Elliot, a kid that WAS the victim of bullying moves to a new school for a fresh start. But the PTSD associated by his earlier problems is constantly aggravated by the even more insidious bullying in his n......more

Goodreads review by Margot

Lost more braincells than I gained with this book......more

Goodreads review by Andrew Coats

Sometimes you have to read a middle grade novel from a little free library to clear your mental palette.......more

Goodreads review by Aleksander

What an incredible experience reading this book when I was in high school. This is a compelling young adult novel that delves into the complexities of identity and the pressures of fitting in. The story follows Elliot Sutton, a teenager who transfers to a new school after being bullied at his previo......more

Goodreads review by Erlinda

Such a great book. I think this book should be read by anyone, parents and teenagers so they could understand all the negative consequences bullying can cause in people's lives. Usually, we think that adolescents experience bullying only in school without thinking about what is happening inside thei......more