The story of the outsider Bradley is as brutally honest as it is heartwarming. What is wrong with Bradley? Is he really the jerk he convincingly portrays? Why are Bradley's enemies preferred over friends? Or is it all just an act? Or is he simply like that, period! Jeff, the new kid in class, wants to find out. At first, Jeff doesn't understand what is so terrible about sitting next to Bradley. But he discovers it during the very first break. "Give me a dollar or I'll spit on you!" is Bradley's response to Jeff's cautious attempt at friendship. That's how Bradley is when he's in a bad mood. When he's in a good mood, he tells jokes that no one wants to hear or pushes the little ones into the dirt. They call him "the monster," and he does everything to live up to that name. Or is it all just Bradley's way of protecting himself from too much closeness?.