I gave this novel 5/5 stars because it was a

very well written book, with characters that

were easy to understand and connect to. It
brought attention to not only bullying in
highschool, but also problems and struggles
kids might have in their life at that time. Not
only this, it brought an equal perspective from
all sides of the story, without favoring one. It
allowed the point of view of the bully, the
bullied, and the bystander, and captured their
thought processing in accordance to their
behaviors and personalities. In other words, the
writing changed enough to distinguish which
character was thinking. Furthermore, the
storyline flowed well, and was fast paced, which
prevented me from being bored when reading.
All throughout this, there was also humor
slipped in, which allowed it to be a light and fun
book, despite the serious topic.

Short version of summary: Egghead is

a book addressing bullying that
follows the highschool life of three
young teenagers. William, who has
been an outcast for a long time; he
is awkward, anti-social, and
considered “weird” by most people.
Although now, that’s the least of his
problems, considering the fact that
a trio of bullies has targeted him.
Katie, a girl who has stuck by Will
since elementary school. She’s not
about to stop protecting him now,
despite the fact she has her own
problems to deal with as well.
Devan, a part of the bullying trio,
who has always followed his friend
Shane, the dominant bully in the
grade. Deven has never questioned
the actions of Shane in the past,
but that begins to change as he
becomes attracted to Katie.
10 interesting words
Egghead: a person who is highly
academic or studious; an
intellectual.
Boasting:excessively proud and
self-satisfied talk about one's
achievements, possessions, or
abilities.
Nonchalant: feeling or appearing
casually calm and relaxed; not
displaying anxiety, interest, or
enthusiasm.
Indulgence: the practice of
allowing enjoyment of whatever is
desired
Amenity: a desirable or useful
feature or facility of a building or
place.a desirable or useful feature
or facility of a building or place.
Majestic: having or showing
impressive beauty or dignity.
Oppress: keep (someone) in
subservience and hardship,
especially by the unjust exercise of
authority.
Streaking: Run naked in a public
place so as to shock or amuse
others
Torment: long, thin lines of a
di erent color from their
surroundings, especially on dyed
hair.
Beeline: a straight line between
two places.
 Weight: Early in the novel, Will is
revealed to hate gym. Mostly
because of his introverted
personality and his interest for
other things that aren’t sports.

Egg: As you guessed an egg is

important in this book because it
is what Shane and Devan call will
throughout the book. This name
was originally developed when
Shane squished an ant will that
has eggs, hence the name
egghead.

Ant: Ants are important because

Will has a curiosity and loves ants
and enters the science fair with an
ant farm. Will has always had an
interest in ants ever since the
beginning of the book.

Turtlenecks: Turtlenecks are

mentioned in the book as it is part
of Will's daily outfit to school. Will
never wears original turtlenecks
as they are often ripo s.

Pencil: Katie loves to draw sketches

of her and her father in her
notebook, which Devan notices
that plays a key role in the theme
of romance in the book.