Books like Bully by Penelope Douglas

Name: Bully
Rating: 4.666666666666 (3 reviews)
Author: Penelope Douglas

After a friendship turns toxic, Tate relentlessly humiliates and isolates a high‑school girl, turning her adolescence into a fight for dignity. Shunned, sick, and desperate, she even leaves for a year in France to escape his cruelty. Now, she has grown stronger and determined to stand up to the bullying that once defined her life. In a tense yet hopeful narrative, she confronts her tormentor, asserting that her final year will be free from the shadows of intimidation.

First publish date: 2013

Genre: Romance/Contemporary Romance

Authors: Penelope Douglas

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