Murder School - Paul B. Rainey

Murder School - Paul B. Rainey

Paul B. Rainey

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  • Pages · 224 pages, partial-colour illustrations throughout
  • Publication Date · 15/09/2026
  • Genre · Fiction: special features
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A memoir of British middle school bullying and one precocious comic nerd s fight to make it through while remaining as invisible as possible. Paul B. Rainey takes a look back at his middle school education and the indignities suffered a mix of stalled friendships, pitched battles with martinets, and exasperated pleading with intractable parents. Playground games take on outsized importance as Paul and his friends seek respite from a particularly abusive science teacher. Paul jockeys to hold his place in the complicated hierarchy of school bullying. Rainey takes a classic 'school daze' tale both wistful and hilarious and manages to turn it on its head with a couple of his now famous twists. Find out the truth behind The Murder School and the effect it s had on Rainey well into middle-age.

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