Calbert: the Third-Grade Cowboy: Facing the Bully

By Lisa Head

Calbert must to find way to face down the school bully. Ernie makes life unbearable for Calbert in many ways, but he especially enjoys picking on Calbert for being adopted. Roland, Calberts trusted friend, tries to help Calbert in dealing with Ernie. When the Calbert and Ernie are trapped together in a fire, they must find a way to work together to escape with their lives. Will Calbert and Ernie be able to put aside their differences, in order to survive?

• Language: English
• Publisher: Xlibris US
• Release date: May 24, 2012
• ISBN: 9781477104224

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Calbert:

The Third-Grade Cowboy

Facing the Bully

By Lisa Head

Copyright © 2012 by Lisa Head.

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This is a work of fiction. Names, characters, places and incidents either are the product of the author’s imagination or are used fictitiously, and any resemblance to any actual persons, living or dead, events, or locales is entirely coincidental.

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Contents

Chapter 1

A Cowboys Work is Never Done

Chapter 2

Calbert’s World

Chapter 3

The Tree House

Chapter 4

Monday Morning

Chapter 5

Trouble at the Playground

Chapter 6

Music Class

Chapter 7

Trouble on the Bus

Chapter 8

A Friend Indeed

Chapter 9

Good Talk with a Good Buddy

Chapter 10

What’s Up with Ernie?

Chapter 11

Ernie and his Rough Morning

Chapter 12

Ernie’s Bus Ride Home

Chapter 13

Program Day

Chapter 14

Dress Rehearsal

Chapter 15

Final Touches

Chapter 16

The Fire

Chapter 17

Time for Action

Chapter 18

The Rescue

Chapter 19

New Beginnings

Chapter 20

No Such Thing as Too Many Cowboys

For My Wonderful Boys

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Chapter 1

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A Cowboys Work is Never Done

10383.jpg ang bang bang! I shout. I pull my six-shooters out of my holster and dart around the corner to my older brother’s bedroom. Take that! I say, pointing my pistol at imaginary bad guys. Jason yells at me, Get lost, kid!"

Kid! Who are you calling a kid? I am Calbert, the toughest cowboy in the Third grade, I yell back at him. Even my name means ‘cowboy,’ so there.

I move into the kitchen. You never know what kind of outlaw may have stopped in for a bite. Especially if they had fresh baked chocolate chip cookies on their minds. Bang bang bang! I shoot again, only to find my little brother staring back at me. He’s the real kid around here. Ethan is two years younger than I am and very annoying.

Ethan just looks at me and says, Calbert, Calbert, Calbert, will you play with me?

If you’ll play cowboys, I say.

No way, Ethan replies and then hops out of the kitchen.

I sure don’t know what Mom was thinking when she adopted Ethan along with Jason and me. We have always been brothers, but this was our chance to get rid of him—wish we could give him back! Actually, I do kind of like him, but I’m not going tell him that!

Yay, it’s Saturday, I yell as I run outside. My teacher likes me, and I have lots of friends, but there is this one kid that likes to pick on me sometimes. On Saturdays, I don’t have to worry about Ernie at all, just about having fun.

I love to play shoot ’em up games like cowboy games. "My black cowboy hat fits me just perfectly, except for the flat

Reviews for Calbert

[lisaeh14 · Rating: 5 out of 5 stars]

Read this book out loud to a 3,5,9 and 12 year old. The 3 year old begged for me to read it to her everyday. We finished the book in 3 days and all the kiddos really enjoyed it! The 12 year old missed out on the ending so she is re-reading the book on her own and loves it. I would highly recommend! Easy read and terrific story line! Waiting to see more titles from this author!