Charlie is cooking up some wacky plans to keep his friend Hector from returning to Chile, but when he learns that some classmates are bullying Hector, he turns all his energy to solving that problem.W
Charlie is cooking up some wacky plans to keep his friend Hector from returning to Chile, but when he learns that some classmates are bullying Hector, he turns all his energy to solving that problem.
When Charlie learns that Hector?s family is moving back to Chile at the end of the year, he is crushed. With Tommy?s help, he immediately starts cooking up schemes to keep Hector here, including a campaign to get him selected as next year?s School Ambassador. (Surely Hector will have to stay, Charlie reasons, if he has such an important job.) As usual, Charlie?s schemes lead to one near-disaster after another.
But moving away from his friends turns out to be the least of Hector?s problems. Three mean boys have targeted him for bullying and are making his life miserable. Hector wants to solve the problem by himself, but Charlie and Tommy see that he needs help. They start a campaign to save Hector and to defeat ?The Jerzollies of Darkness.?
This fun series for young readers from Grammy Award-winning author Bill Harley uses humor to illuminate important values such as learning to live together as a family and making the best of a bad situation. For more on this series, visit the Charlie Bumpers website here.
Meet Charlie Bumpers, a fourth grader who always seems to find himself making the best of a bad situation. Charlie tries to do the right thing, but his plans donít always work out the way he wants them to.
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?Harley?s delightful friendship story, with Gustavson?s spot-on illustrations, is humorous, yet poignant, and portrays the heartfelt good nature of true friends.? ?Booklist Online
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?Narrated in a balance of warmhearted insight and wacky naiveté, Charlie's life will resonate with readers trying to navigate the simple but realistic perils of elementary school. Making friends, getting along with siblings, avoiding trouble at school?these situations matter to young readers, and Harley captures these emotions with a light and humorous touch.?
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