Live or Die...by way of the Bully

But, when Calbert and Ernie found themselves trapped together in a fire at the school building during a dress rehearsal for a school program, 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? Or will they end up being burn into ashes?

Why does Ernie Bully Calbert?

Calbert wonders why he is Ernie’s favorite victim at school. He learns from Roland, his trusted friend that Ernie’s dad died a couple of years ago, and Chuck, his step dad doesn’t really like him mostly because Ernie  looks like his real dad, and he has the same name as him. It makes Chuck jealous of Ernie’s dad. Sometimes he gets really mad at Ernie for no reason. He doesn’t have any true friends except for Munch, his pet dog.

The Bully

Calbert: The Third--Grade Cowboy  tells the story of an average school boy named Calbert who is fond of playing a cowboy with his buddy Roland during the weekends but is afraid to go to school during weekdays because he always must find a way to face down Ernie, the certified school bully. Ernie makes life unbearable for Calbert in many ways, but he especially enjoys picking on him for being an adopted child. He always makes fun of Calbert for being adopted and says that neither Calbert’s birth mom nor his adoptive mom wanted him and his brothers.

New York here I Come!

Yesterday, I was invited to the Big Apple to present Calbert: The Third-Grade Cowboy.  I have tentatively accepted, because this small town women is very nervous about not only going to New York City for the first time,  but also presenting my book to professionals in the field.  However, nothing ventured is nothing gained!  So, I will be heading to New York next month for two days. 

Calbert vs. The Bully!

Thought-provoking and entertaining as well, Calbert: The Third-Grade Cowboy tackles a timely and serious subject of school bullying to which parents of children and children themselves can actually relate with. Go and grab this arresting read!

Calbert: The Third-Grade Cowboy: Facing the Bully

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Bullying is Always a Big Deal!!

The boys and I are back at school.  They are there as students and I'm there as a teacher.  We have been back now for an entire week.  We seem to start earlier and earlier every year, but we are off to a great start.  I have noticed that the kids are starting to "stake their claim" and the attention once again has been turned to bullying.  However, a bright and hopeful spot, is that the children in my school who have read my book have been coming to me when they are faced with bullies.  The trust we had before seems even stronger now.  I am very proud of all my students and wish them all a bully free year!

Calbert: The Third-Grade Cowboy/Facing the Bully

Back to School Time!

Time has come for my boys to be enrolled in school and for all of us to venture out for school supplies.  The boys are very excited, however all I see is $$ flying out the door.  We are all excited and hopeful for the new year.  I am a teacher at my kids school, so playing the teacher/parent roles are sometimes tricky.  Now comes the time for all students to start heading back to school, this includes bullies and would be bullies.  It's the time of year kids that are being bullied are afraid to go back to school.  School bullying is a problem, no matter where you liver or where you are from, someone in your life is facing bullying in some form.  Be close to your kids, watch for changes that might indicate they are having a problem with a bully.  Have wonderful start to the new school year!