Title: Duffy and the Bullies
Author: Jeff Szusterman
Illustrator: Ant Sang
ISBN: 978-1-99-004256-0
RRP: $25.99
Specs: 229 x 160 mm portrait, PB, 88 pp, colour
Publishing: 6 August 2024

From the pen of one of our finest comic artists, in tandem with the creative brains behind the Duffy Books in Homes theatre programme, comes this graphic novel that will speak to kids from upper primary school through to junior high school.
Adapted from a play that confronts bullying, Jeff Szusterman’s story — superbly illustrated by Ant Sang — shows the popular Duffy (a Māori kid who captains the rugby team) coming to the aid of 11-year-old Marama, victim of physical and psychological bullying by the jealous Ashlee.
With Kiwi-as characters, lots of rugby and familiar school and home settings, Duffy and the Bullies is a gripping read that will make a difference to kids.