Bullyville Family Quotes

How we cite our quotes: (Chapter.Paragraph)

Quote #7

I loved the feeling of walking into Gran's house on Thanksgiving. It was always warm, too warm, and it always smelled awesome. (7.18)

Like his own home, Bart's grandmother's house is a refuge for him. These places are like anchors for him during the worst year ever.

Quote #8

I concentrated really hard, as if my brain were a video camera that could somehow record everything my family was saying and doing. Then I could play the tape back to myself during the next bad time at Bullywell […]. (7.22)

Poor Bart. Maybe he should have just made a video with his phone? Either way, it's sweet that his family provides so much comfort, even when he's not with them.

Quote #9

Maybe he had a rotten family, maybe that was why he was so mean to me. (7.40)

Eventually we learn that Tyro's family isn't really rotten. But do you think Tyro's family has something to do with the reason he bullies Bart?