Trouble with Bullies

By Gail Ann Wisdom and Ralph Stearns

Ethan faces a terrible problem at school: bullying. He just wants it to stop but is afraid of letting anyone knowespecially his parents. The bullying is magnified once Chris and Jake find out that Ethans family cant afford a summer vacation.
Ethan and his friends, Mandy and Nick, are frustrated and frightened as they repeatedly face the challenge of being bullied. As a part of Ethans staycation, his parents plan some fun home activities. When Ethan and his friends set up a lemonade stand, the bullies show up and almost ruin their fun. Ethans solution reveals the aggravation that comes from being bullied. But it is not enough to keep the bullies from coming back.
During summer break, Ethans involvement in reading and theater help build his confidence. Hope is finally realized when he and his friends form the Bully Buster Club and discover that they are not alone when several others join them to brainstorm how to cope.
When Ethan returns on the first day of third grade, he is ready and eager with his summer assignment, and he and his friends are prepared to challenge the powers that be. They realize that the bullying may not stop completely, but now they are more prepared to handle trouble with bullies.

• Language: English
• Publisher: WestBow Press
• Release date: Jul 31, 2013
• ISBN: 9781490800271

Gail Ann Wisdom

Gail, a retired elementary teacher, enjoys writing stories for children and poetry for all. She is a member of the Creative Writers Group and has a poem, “Terrible Tuesday,” published in the 2012 Wichita Falls Literature and Arts Review magazine. Since retiring, she is involved in what she loves: a women’s choir, gardening, plus picking and selling on eBay. Gail and husband Tom, a Presbyterian pastor, met on match.com and are convinced that it is a match made in heaven. They reside in Wichita Falls, Texas. Ralph Stearns has a passion for form and color: “I love it; I breathe it.” Known for grandiose murals, his talent transcends the capacity of the ordinary in styles as varied as Renaissance to photo realism. “My favorite medium is oil, but my favorite style, well, I change with the weather.”

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