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Karen Tyrell's latest books

September 21, 2014

Congrats to Karen Tyrell on her latest two junior novels:

Stop the Bully

isbn 9780987274045
for ages 9 - 12

Eleven year old Brain is hiding something. His life is falling apart. Dad abandoned the family. Brian hates his new school. And now an aggressive bully attacks him every day. Can Brian STOP the bully without revealing his secret?


and

Bailey Beats the Blah

isbn 9780987274069
for ages 4 - 8

Bailey hates his new school. His tummy aches. He has no friends. His dog Fuzzy slobbers all over him. How can Bailey change his BLAH to Ha - Ha? Empowers children to cope with change, worry thoughts and sad days.

Both published by Digital Future Press, Print and ebook.

Congrats again Karen - sounds as though these are both really helpful reads!

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