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'A very exciting and disturbing tale which will hold the reader's interest right to the end. I highly recommend The Bailey Game.' Michele Elliot, KIDSCAPE
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An exciting and chilling novel from the author of WITCH CHILD.
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7 of 7 people found the following review helpful
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'The Bailey Game' is a story that will comfort and vindicate any child who is a victim of bullying. I was once badly bullied by classmates. It felt as if I were trapped in a living nightmare, one that was stuck on repeat. Reading 'The Baily Game', I felt the same nausea, the same terror, the same sense of helplessness wash over me all over again - the prose is that powerful. Celia Rees has a gift for putting herself in the shoes of her readers.
The main character is an intelligent, popular girl named Alex Lewis who is forced to make a difficult choice: should she defend the new girl Lauren, who is being cruelly bullied, or should she ignore it or even join in - as she did once before...? This book destroys the notion that all bullies are just evil, twisted people and shows that even the nicest children have the potential to hurt others, simply by standing by and saying nothing.
The ending is bittersweet, a mixture of triumph (yeah! The good girls won!) and painful sadness, which unfolds as the reader gradually finds out what happened to Michael Bailey. This book should be on every Year 6 reading list in every school.
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
We read it at school and it really grabs you - right from the first moment! Alex Lewis sees that a girl is being bullied and she knows 'the game' is starting again - she was a bully once. She sides with the girl and they battle bravely to beat the bullies! But will they succeed? Read it to find out!
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
This is the first 'Celia Rees' book I have read.
The story is about bullying and a girl, Alex Lewis, battle to not be part of it. The Bailey Game (named after Michael Bailey) has started again with the new girl called Lauren Price
Is history going to repeat itself?
How will Alex deal with it?
You neeed to read this tale of horror to find out what happened to Michael Bailey and whether it happens again!
The story is about bullying and a girl, Alex Lewis, battle to not be part of it. The Bailey Game (named after Michael Bailey) has started again with the new girl called Lauren Price
Is history going to repeat itself?
How will Alex deal with it?
You neeed to read this tale of horror to find out what happened to Michael Bailey and whether it happens again!
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Bailey Bulling
The Bailey Game is a tragic story about year 7 students in a dilemma of bullying. A gang of classmates called the bridge boys bullies the main characters, Alex Lewis and Lauren... Read more
Published on 11 Dec 2005 by Jack Miller, wallingford school
Really Good!!!!!!!
This book is about a girl called Alex Lewis.
Two years ago, in Alex's class was a boy called Michael Bailey.
He didn't lead a very good life. The reason? Read more
Two years ago, in Alex's class was a boy called Michael Bailey.
He didn't lead a very good life. The reason? Read more
Published on 11 Dec 2005
Wonderful, yet chilling!!
'The Bailey Game' is a story which reveals the mysteries and horrors of bullying.
Alex Lewis, a popular pupil in Mrs Harris's class is forced to make a difficult... Read more
Published on 11 Dec 2005 by "phoebemj"
THE BEST BOOK YOU'LL EVER READ!!!!
This is the first book I've read from Celia Rees and I loved it so much I couldn't put it down! This book is about a vicious game that takes place in primary school and it's about... Read more
Published on 16 Dec 2004 by "teardrops_fall_again"
To Die or Not to Die
The Bailey game is one of my favourite books. It was one of my brother's first sad stories. As the story unfolds,it reveals the secrets of The Bailey Game, and what really happened... Read more
Published on 5 Feb 2004 by Lucy
brilliant!
Another excellent book by Celia Rees. Relevant to every day life, yet thrillingly revealing "what happened", building up to a chilling climax.
Published on 20 Feb 2003 by Richard Murray
This enters the world of the 11 year old perfectly
I read this when I was 11...the flashbacks can get a little confusing and it is actually focused around Alex's life and memories rather than Lauren's. Read more
Published on 4 Feb 2001
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