In Hate List, many students, Valerie and Nick included, come from unhappy or broken homes. What is the relationship between what happens at home and the anger in the novel’s characters?

Identify a bully in the novel Hate List. What defines that character as a bully? What examples illustrate the effects of this character’s bullying?

One ongoing question in Hate List is whether Valerie and Nick are victims or bullies. Assess their use of the hate list. Are their critiques justified? At what point does their list start to reflect their own hate?