{"product_id":"murder-school-9781770468603","title":"Murder School","description":"\u003cb\u003eA memoir of British middle school bullying and one precocious comic nerd's fight to make it through while remaining as invisible as possible.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003ePaul B. Rainey takes a look back at his middle school education and the indignities suffered--a mix of stalled friendships, pitched battles with martinets, and exasperated pleading with intractable parents. Playground games take on outsized importance as Paul and his friends seek respite from a particularly abusive science teacher. Paul jockeys to hold his place in the complicated hierarchy of school bullying. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eRainey takes a classic \"school daze\" tale--both wistful and hilarious--and manages to turn it on its head with a couple of his now famous twists. Find out the truth behind The Murder School and the effect it's had on Rainey well into middle-age.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Paul B. Rainey\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Drawn \u0026amp; Quarterly\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/15\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 216\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.45lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.80h x 6.70w x 0.90d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781770468603\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 09\/21\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePaul B. Rainey \u003c\/b\u003eis a British cartoonist who has been making comics for decades. He won the Observer\/Jonathan Cape\/Comica Graphic Short Story Prize in 2020 with the strip \u003ci\u003eSimilar to But Not\u003c\/i\u003e. In it, he recounts meeting Madonna in his local pub in 1985. He is the author of \u003ci\u003eWhy Don't You Love Me?\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThere's No Time Like the Present.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"booksdeli.com","offers":[{"title":"Paul B. Rainey \/ Hardcover \/ English","offer_id":48944089792669,"sku":"9781770468603","price":32.4,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0619\/5648\/9373\/files\/img_dd486cd0-b314-4ebf-9602-12095e8b548f.jpg?v=1790153862","url":"https:\/\/booksdeli.com\/products\/murder-school-9781770468603","provider":"booksdeli.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}