How to Beat the Bully Without Really Trying - Softcover
Price: $7.99
SKU: 9781442484733
Code: SS328B
Format: Softcover
Artist/Author: Scott Starkey
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How to Beat the Bully Without Really Trying - Softcover
When luck gives a new kid a false reputation as a tough guy, can he find the strength to live up to his image?
Rodney Rathbone is a self-admitted coward. Things scare him, and he can't help it. So naturally he's terrified when he moves to a new town and the bully is ready to pounce. But just as Rodney is about to flee, a baseball flies in from out of nowhere and knocks out the bully. Now everyone thinks Rodney's invincible - when really he feels just the opposite. Can he figure out how to live up to his new reputation and make friends along the way?
Rodney Rathbone is a self-admitted coward. Things scare him, and he can't help it. So naturally he's terrified when he moves to a new town and the bully is ready to pounce. But just as Rodney is about to flee, a baseball flies in from out of nowhere and knocks out the bully. Now everyone thinks Rodney's invincible - when really he feels just the opposite. Can he figure out how to live up to his new reputation and make friends along the way?
Told with warmth and heart, this debut novel from a middle-school teacher will speak to the hidden insecuritise and strengths of every middle-grade reader.
Reviews
"How to Beat the Bully Without Really Trying is right on target. Scott Starkey really understands kids, school, and the language of both." -- Jim Trelease, author
About the Author
Scott Starkey is author of How to Beat the Bully Without Really Trying, The Call of the Bully, and Revenge of the Bully. A longtime elementary school teacher, Starkey is passionate about helping reluctant readers and lectures on the subject. He lives with his wife and three children in Long Island, New York.
- Age Range: 8 - 12 years
- Grade Level: 3 - 7
- Series: How to Beat the Bully
- Paperback: 272 pages
- Publisher: Simon & Schuster/Paula Wiseman Books; Reprint edition
- Language: English
- ISBN-10: 144248473X
- ISBN-13: 978-1442484733
- Product Dimensions: 5.1 x 0.8 x 7.6 inches
