{"product_id":"murder-school-hardcover","title":"Murder School - Hardcover","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003ePaul B. Rainey\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA memoir of British middle school bullying and one precocious comic nerd's fight to make it through while remaining as invisible as possible.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003ePaul 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. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eRainey 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.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePaul B. Rainey \u003c\/b\u003eis a British cartoonist who has been making comics for decades. He won the Observer\/Jonathan Cape\/Comica Graphic Short Story Prize in 2020 with the strip \u003ci\u003eSimilar to But Not\u003c\/i\u003e. In it, he recounts meeting Madonna in his local pub in 1985. He is the author of \u003ci\u003eWhy Don't You Love Me?\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThere's No Time Like the Present.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 216\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.9 x 8.8 x 6.7 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e September 15, 2026\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50515715129430,"sku":"9781770468603","price":27.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0720\/7433\/0198\/files\/bD4HtJXAEa9781770468603.webp?v=1790167866","url":"https:\/\/duanes-world-2.myshopify.com\/products\/murder-school-hardcover","provider":"Duane's World","version":"1.0","type":"link"}