Busted [Hardcover]

Phil Bildner (Author)

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About the Author

Phil Bildner is the author of the New York Times bestselling Sluggers! series, the Texas Bluebonnet Award-winning Shoeless Joe & Black Betsy and its companion, The Shot Heard 'Round the World, both illustrated by C. F. Payne; and Twenty-One Elephants, illustrated by LeUyen Pham. His latest picture book is Turkey Bowl, illustrated by C.F Payne. He lives in Brooklyn, New York.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 256 pages
• Publisher: Simon & Schuster Books For Young Readers (August 28, 2007)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1416924248
• ISBN-13: 978-1416924241
• Product Dimensions: 8.3 x 5.7 x 1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 11.2 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 2.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,045,751 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

I am Phil.

I used to be a middle school teacher in the New York City Public Schools. Now I write books for kids. I get to travel around the country in order to visit schools and talk to students about my books and writing. How lucky can one person be?

I live in Brooklyn, New York in a killer loft in Clinton Hill. Before Brooklyn, I lived in Manhattan for over a decade, mostly in the West Village. And before that, I grew up on Long Island (but I like to keep that on the dl).

I mos def like to have a good time. I'm incredibly active. I'm a gym-junkie. I like to go running and do pretty much anything outdoors. I used to play hoops 24/7, but unfortunately, the legs don't allow me to do the things I was once able to do.

I live with my boyfriend of fourteen years. He likes to have almost as much fun as I do. Like me, he's a big kid. I've never met anyone so genuine and so real in my entire life. He has the kindest heart and the most gentle soul. He's beautiful, expressive and a freakin' riot.

Welcome to my world!

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

3 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Courtesy of Teens Read Too, August 17, 2007

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TeensReadToo "Eat. Drink. Read. Be Merrier." (All Over the US & Canada) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Busted (Hardcover)

High school is a crazy time for most people, and the people in these stories are no exception.

A senior trip gone horribly awry, a gambling ring, a horrible bully, the invisible kid who won't be invisible for long, a twisted principal, honor students getting high in the parking lot. These are just some of the things you'll find in the connected short stories in this book.

This is a book about some of the crazy, awful, "seemed like a good idea at the time" things that you, or people you know, do in high school. And the events that those activities set in motion. No one, regardless of age, social standing, or position, is immune to getting busted.

Being that they are short stories, I don't want to tell you too much about what happens. I will tell you that every time I thought I knew what was coming, I got thrown for a big loop. This is not a simple, moralistic, "kids are bad, teachers are good" kind of book. By the time I finished BUSTED, my jaw had fallen open more times than I could count.

Whether you're in school, out of school, or teaching in school, this book is definitely worth reading.

Reviewed by: Carrie Spellman

0 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Not Recommended Reading, April 13, 2009

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T. K. Mauney "MSlibrarian" (Morton, MS USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Busted (Hardcover)

As I read the first story in this compilation, it was my hopes that there would be something of value in this short story. However, there was none. In my opnion, none of the stories in the book are worthy of reading. I would not recommend this book to anyone. It is a disappointment as Mr. Bildner has written several informative and entertaining books for children - 'The Greatest Game Ever Played' and 'Twenty-One Elephants.' Mr. Bildner should stick to picture books.

1 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars I can't believe this got published, December 2, 2007

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S. Eiesland (Portland, OR USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Busted (Hardcover)

This totally unbelievable, cynical, and trashy set of stories should never have been published. I kept reading after the first 20 pages to see how much worse it could get. It could. What a waste of time.