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    Ants and Elephants
    Ants and Elephants
    Ants and Elephants
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    Ants and Elephants

    By Bob Jordan

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    Being a sixth grader is a tough job. Mix in being bullied and things can get out of control. Wil is a quintessential 98 pound weakling and doesn't know how to handle the situation, but his best friend, Chloey does. Wil heads for the woods and makes his new residence in a tree house he built. Can he hide forever? Will he face the bully? Find out what happens.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherBob Jordan
    Release dateAug 22, 2013
    ISBN9781301920112
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    Bob Jordan

    Bob Jordan was born in 1949 in the midwest. He had a 'Leave It To Beaver' type of childhood. Bob's childhood friends had much to do with his decision to become a writer of books. "I shared the playground with some strange, quirky kids. As I grew older I was never able to leave them behind. Their faces, stories, and laughter hitched a ride into my adult life and have been with me ever since. I had to write about them, they left me no choice!" Bob sums things up this way, "I never grew up, I just got taller."My books are also in audio and are available here: http://www.audible.com/pd/Mysteries-Thrillers/Unfinished-Business-Audiobook/B00BY7MFE2

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      Ants and Elephants - Bob Jordan

      Ants and Elephants

      A Story about Overcoming Bullying

      By

      Bob Jordan

      A 'Kids I Grew Up With Collection'

      Smashwords Edition

      Copyright © 2013 by Bob Jordan

      This is a work of fiction. Names, characters, places and incidents are the products of the author’s imagination or are used fictitiously. Any resemblance to actual events, locals, or persons, living or dead, is entirely coincidental.

      Cover Art Copyright © 2013 by Miss Mae.

      Dealing with a bully can sometimes be serious business. This book in not intended to be an instructional guide, nor was it written as such. It is a fictional account written from the imagination of the author and intended as a work of enjoyment only. If you encounter a bully please seek professional advice.

      Chapter One

      Wil stared at his nine year old son as he climbed the mighty Buckeye tree in their back yard. With the agility of a ninja, Jack left the ground climbing the ten, two-by-four steps leading to the tree house.

      Three weeks ago the father and son project began as a what-if-idea over a morning bowl of cornflakes. Now, after a mere two day’s work, the last nail was driven. Jack, anxious to inspect his new playhouse in the sky, reached the top rung and jumped inside.

      Stretched out on a lounge chair in the tall summer grass below, Wil yelled up to his son.

      Well, what do you think?

      She’s awesome Dad, how high up am I?

      Oh I’d say about fifteen feet.

      Cool! You know what I’m thinking?

      What?

      I think we should give her a name. Jack thought for a moment. How about Bortas?

      What’s a Bortas?

      It’s a Klingon ship. He answered in matter-of-fact fashion.

      His Father looked lost.

      Hello…you know, Star Trek…Captain Picard.

      Wil rolled his eyes, Oh...sure...great idea, why didn’t I think of that? He couldn’t help but chuckle under his breath. Bortas it is.

      I can see the whole world from up here Dad. If those Romulan’s come anywhere near I’ll shoot them down with my laser beam.

      Good idea son, or at least throw buckeye’s at them rascals.

      Tired from the manual labor of the day, Wil decided this would be as good a time as any to catch a quick nap. Pulling his baseball cap over his face he thought back to his pre-teen days and the set of circumstances that led to the construction of his first tree house.

      *****

      My Father died in Afghanistan. Twelve year old Wil Robinson choked out the words as he stood in front of his sixth grade class during show-and-tell.

      This is the Purple Heart the military awarded us. Wil reverently held the medal high enough for all of his classmates to observe.

      Miss Overbeck watched from her desk. I’m sure you’re very proud of your Father.

      He was a hero. My Dad fell on a grenade and sacrificed his life so others could live. The young boy fought back tears as he concluded his presentation. Chloey Ferguson, a petite dark haired brunette with freckles and braces, smiled with approval as Wil took his seat.

      You made me cry. She spoke slightly above a whisper.

      Wil

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