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    You Are Too a Bully!
    You Are Too a Bully!
    You Are Too a Bully!
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    You Are Too a Bully!

    By MaryAnn Milton Butterfield

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    Michael Kim is worried about making friends at his new school, until he meets Jason, a boy his age who lives in the same neighborhood and will be going to the same school. But even with a new friend, Michael faces trouble at the bus stop on the first day of school when a boy named Chuck begins calling him names.

    Michael is upset, even though all of the other kids encourage him to ignore the boy. Chuck's buddies tell him to quit picking on Michael, but Chuck is sure that he isn't hurting anyone. He's not a bully; he's just having fun.

    Sensing a problem, Mrs. Murphy, the bus driver, prods Michael and Jason to talk to her, but Michael is afraid he'll be tattling if he tells what Chuck has been doing. Besides, name calling or just scaring someone isn't that bad, is it?

    Michael faces a very difficult situation. He is being bullied, and he needs to figure out how to handle it. He'd like to pretend he's sick and stay home. What would you do?

    This book demystifies bullying for children and helps them understand what bullying behavior is. It also helps them understand what to do if they are being bullied. PLEASE NOTE: Free pdf files are available at the author's web site: www.butterfieldstories -- for any school or organization wishing to create an Anti-Bullying Program.
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherAbbott Press
    Release dateJun 27, 2013
    ISBN9781458209672
    You Are Too a Bully!
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    MaryAnn Milton Butterfield

    MaryAnn Milton Butterfield—inspired by her Great-Grandmother Sarah DeWolf Milton, a columnist for Boston newspapers in the mid-1800s—felt printer’s ink was in her blood and pursued writing nonfiction. She discovered the joy of children’s fiction when a grandson requested that she repeat one of her impromptu bedtime stories. She and her husband, Bob, currently make their home in Virginia.

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      You Are Too a Bully! - MaryAnn Milton Butterfield

      Copyright © 2013 MaryAnn Milton Butterfield.

      All rights reserved. No part of this book may be used or reproduced by any means, graphic, electronic, or mechanical, including photocopying, recording, taping or by any information storage retrieval system without the written permission of the publisher except in the case of brief quotations embodied in critical articles and reviews.

      Abbott Press books may be ordered through booksellers or by contacting:

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      Because of the dynamic nature of the Internet, any web addresses or links contained in this book may have changed since publication and may no longer be valid. The views expressed in this work are solely those of the author and do not necessarily reflect the views of the publisher, and the publisher hereby disclaims any responsibility for them.

      Any people depicted in stock imagery provided by Thinkstock are models, and such images are being used for illustrative purposes only.

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      ISBN: 978-1-4582-0969-6 (sc)

      ISBN: 978-1-4582-0968-9 (hc)

      ISBN: 978-1-4582-0967-2 (e)

      Library of Congress Control Number: 2013910081

      Abbott Press rev. date: 6/26/2013

      Table of Contents

      Illustrations

      Acknowledgments

      Characters

      Chapter 1     Don’t Call Me Chung King

      Chapter 2     Scared

      Chapter 3     Building the Fort

      Chapter 4     Afraid to Go to School

      Chapter 5     He Should Tell

      Chapter 6     Trouble in School

      Chapter 7     Jason Spills the Beans

      Chapter 8     False Accusations

      Chapter 9     Making Things Right

      Chapter 10   Will Dad Help Me?

      Chapter 11   Reaching an Understanding

      Questions and Answers - Building the Fort

      Questions to be Answered/Discussed – Bullying

      Illustrations

      Cover   Michael is upset when Chuck calls him names

      1   Michael hiding the fort diorama from Chuck

      2   Learning to use a saw

      3   Laying the bricks using the diagram

      4   Chuck being mean to Michael and Jason at the bus stop

      5   Michael is seen sneaking through Mrs. Leslie’s yard

      6   Who ruined the flower bed?

      7   The fort

      8   The anti-bullying code of conduct

      Dedicated to

      all who have been bullied—and to those who can

      help prevent future bullying

      Acknowledgments

      I am eternally grateful to my husband, Bob, for his steadfast support and encouragement as I wrote and rewrote, and he read and reread, story after story. I also wish to acknowledge my family: son Stuart and daughter-in-law Leslie and their sons, Andrew and Matthew; son Bob and his children, Meleanna and Robby, who not only supported and encouraged me but gave me raw material for a library of stories!

      Thank you to my friends in Southwest Manuscripters in Torrance/Palos Verdes, California, where I first ventured into fiction writing. Spending hours in critique groups and learning to accept criticism helped me to appreciate the genre, as did hearing stimulating guest speakers, including member Ray Bradbury who chided, For God’s sake, finish things—something I took to heart.

      Most especially, I thank the generous members of the South Bay Critique Group of Manhattan Beach—Barbra Simpson, hostess, writer, artist, musician extraordinaire; Jalé Pullen (author of The Sultan’s Fingers); and Devi Anton Anderson (author of Shadow Trap). We were a unique blend of writers with one mission: to help each other put forth the best stories we had in us.

      I also appreciate the guidance and support I received from the Society of Children’s Book Writers and Illustrators. As a member for years, I attended many summer conferences in Los Angeles, California. The how-to seminars conducted by professionals and writers who were successful in becoming published were invaluable.

      Characters

      Michael Kim, the protagonist

      Jason Lewis, Michael’s best friend

      Chuck Howard, the bully (antagonist)

      Mrs. Murphy, the school bus driver

      Mrs. Ballou, Michael’s teacher

      Mr. Watt, the principal of Federal Street Elementary School

      Eddie, the seat saver

      Joel, a buddy

      Robby, a buddy

      Nicole, the hall monitor

      Mr. Lewis (Stuart), Jason’s dad

      Mr. Kim (Matt), Michael’s dad

      Mrs. Kim, Michael’s mom

      Andy, Michael’s escort to the school nurse

      Ms. Jeanne, the school nurse

      Mrs. Leslie, owner of the ruined garden

      Mr. and Mrs. Howard, Chuck’s parents

      Chapter 1

      Don’t Call Me Chung King

      Michael Kim pulled a pillow over his head, trying to drown out the buzzing of the alarm clock. He hated the sound, but now that he was twelve years old, Dad said it was time to experience getting up by himself. After all, hadn’t Dad begun using an alarm clock when he was only eight? Yeah, right! Like I believe that! Grumbling, Michael swung his legs over the side of the bed, sat up, and smacked the button. He rubbed the sleep from his eyes.

      I wish it was still vacation time. I hate being a new kid at this school. Of all the schools in the world, I get to go to one where there aren’t many other Asians. At least Jason and his family are cool. Jason! I’ve gotta hurry. He said he’d wait with me at the bus stop so those big kids wouldn’t pick on me like yesterday

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      Michael finished his orange juice in five gulps and knocked over the glass as he put it down. Oops. Sorry!

      Michael!

      It’s okay, Mom; it’s empty.

      Please, slow down! The bus doesn’t come for another fifteen minutes.

      I know, but I told Jason I’d meet him early. It’s really important.

      "Okay, but promise to watch what you’re doing, honey."

      I promise, Mom! Michael picked up his backpack and raced out the back door. Bye.

      The same kids from yesterday were hanging

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