There's a Boy in the Girls' Bathroom
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There's a Boy in the Girls' Bathroom is a juvenile fiction book from the author Louis Sachar.
[edit] Plot
Bradley Chalkers is the protagonist of the book. In his school, his teachers and fellow classmates prefer to ignore him. He sits at the back of the class, last desk, last row, and never pays any attention, preferring to cut up pieces of paper or partake in other mindless tasks which keep his mind off the lesson. He is proud whenever he receives 'F' in class tests. He wants everyone to hate him, because then they will leave him alone.
But then a new classmate comes in from Washington DC, and the only remaining seat is beside Bradley. The classmate tries to reason with Bradley, but fails like everyone else and drifts away with other friends. Then a counselor is appointed called Carla, and she cannot wait to meet Bradley. Carla says she wants to be friends with Bradley, and she begins to try to open him up and reveal his kind interior which he has been trying to hide. But Bradly refuses to come quietly, and his conflicting emotions with Carla and other people induces strife among his fellow schoolmates.
[edit] Trivia
- The counselor, Carla, is named after Louis Sachar's wife, who was also a school counselor.
