JakeBurt’sTheTornadoisOneofthebeststoriesaboutbullyingformiddlegrades.Highlyrecommended.--SchoolLibraryJournal,starredreviewBellKirbyisanexpertatsystems,whetherhe’sdesigningtheworld’smostelaboratehabitatforhispetchinchilla,re-creatingLeonardodaVinci’sgreatestinventionsinhisgarage,oravoidingParkerHellickson,themostdiabolicalbullyVillageGreenElementaryhaseverseen.Sincethirdgrade,ParkerhastormentedBell,who’sspenttwolongyearsdevisingafinelytunedsystemthatkeepshimoutofParker’sway.Sure,itmeansthatBellcan’tgetadrinkwhenhewantsto,can’tplaywithhisbestfriendontheplayground,andcan’ttellhisparentsabouthisday,butatleasthe’ssafe.UntilDaelynnGowertouchesdowninhisclassroomlikeatornado.Bell’snotsurewhythenewgirl,withherrainbowhair,wildclothes,andstrangehabits,isdrawntohim,butheknowsonething--shemeanstrouble.It’sbadenoughthatshedisruptsBell’ssecretsystem,butwhenDaelynnbecomesthebully’snewtarget,Bellisforcedtomakeanimpossibledecision:FinallystanduptoParker...Orjoinhim.
