@book{1397, keywords = {Roman Catholics, Polish Americans, United Steelworkers, high schools, bullying, nuns, Catholic schools, priests, Protestants, Jewish Americans}, author = {Anthony Breznican}, title = {Brutal Youth}, abstract = {Three working-class freshmen—Peter Davidek, Noah Stein, and Lorelei Pakel—must join forces to survive the bullies and zealots of St. Michael the Archangel, a failing Catholic high school in the Allegheny Valley. “Every bully who stalked you, every sadistic teacher who ever terrified you, every stupid prank, every hopeless crush and false friend,” writes contemporary horror novelist Stephen King, “[t]hey’re all here, along with a few kids who hang together and try to do the right thing in a brutal environment.”}, year = {2014}, pages = {416 p.}, publisher = {Thomas Dunne Books}, address = {New York}, note = {Settings are disguised as follows: St. Joseph's High School is St. Michael the Archangel High School; Charles A. Huston Middle School is Burrell Middle School.}, language = {English}, }