The theme of The Bully Book by: Eric Kahn Gale is to find what’s inside and what makes a person that person, because in the story young Eric became the Grunt out of no where and people started making his life difficult. Ruining his friendships and constantly messing with him. “Somebody hacked my account. Set up may status as ‘in a relationship’ with Melody Miller,” "Whenever I see Eric Haskins, I circumambulate him to avoid the smell." So, he takes his whole 6th grade year to find out why he was chosen. “What book? Why do you guys keep calling me Grunt?” "I'm looking for a yearbook. Arborland Elementary School 1987." he want to find the maker of the book and why he made the Grunt. When Eric finally finds the Bully Booker he found "The Bully Book" and in the end of the book in a page of “The Bully Book” (this book is apart of the story not the title) it says that the Grunt is someone who doesn’t know who he is and every time someone is picked as the Grunt they seem to find themselves. “They’ve wholly absorbed that identity; their lives revolve around it. Richard became an angry maniac, Daniel a solitary weirdo, and Clarence an obsessive-compulsive.” These people founded who they are by being the Grunt. Eric is an curious type person who always needs answer and will do whatever it takes to get his answer. Eric himself didn’t really know who he was until he became the Grunt. That’s why I chose this theme.