B.U.G. (Big Ugly Guy)

If you’re looking for an exciting, entertaining book for your 9-13 year old then look no farther then B.U.G. (Big Ugly Guy) by Jane Yolen and Adam Stemple.  In this book our hero, Sammy Greenburg, copes with being bullied, makes new friends, starts up a klezmer fusion band, and creates a Golem (to help with the bullying problem).  In the end things work out & our hero learns a lesson.  All in all a book I’d recommend to any middle school aged child.