The Anti- Bully Machine

Band: Extended
Scheme: Tree Tops
Type: Fiction
Author: Paul Shipton
ISBN: 9780198448075
The Anti- Bully Machine book cover

What's the book about?

Steven is tired of being picked on by a big bully called Meatball, until a new boy named Neil arrives at school with a very unusual invention. Neil’s amazing machine can actually shrink bullies, but things get out of hand when he turns it on more people, including Steven himself. In the end, everyone learns that real courage means standing up for yourself and finding better ways to solve problems than bullying.

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Reviews

Ethan D, Age 6

Rating:

This book is about
Steve and Chris are being bullied by Meatball Newton and his gang. Neil Gregory, (a genius) who makes inventions comes to help them. Neil invents an anti-bullying machine that makes people shrink and be nicer. He uses it to shrink the bullies.

The main characters are
Steve, Chris, Neil, Meatball Newton and his gang.

My favourite part of the book is
When Steve is licked by the dog.

I would also like to say
Meatball Newton wasn't very nice and the anti-bullying machine was a good idea for use on him.

Ciaran, Age 7

Rating:

This book is about
There is a boy called Steve who meets Neil Gregory, who is a genius and can re-mend things in one minute and makes machines. In the school there are bullies, so Neil creates a machine to shrink them.

The main characters are
Steve, Neil and Meatball.

My favourite part of the book is
When Steve gets shrunk.

I would also like to say
Steve and Meatball (the bully) change their ways in the book. Steve is frightened by Meatball at the start of the book, but later stands up to him. This makes Meatball realise what he has done wrong and he stops bullying Steve.