Batjack

BatjackThirteen year old Tom wants to audition for the school musical BATJACK, but he has a problem. A BIG ONE. Dylan, a bully and Tom’s his arch enemy.“You’ll pay for this,” swears Dylan when Tom is cast as Batjack and Dylan as his understudy. The battle begins – fights, verbal abuse, vandalism, theft... You name it – it happens.And so from auditions to opening night Tom and his friends, Sonny whose shoulders are spindly as a wire coat hanger and Alice with more piercings that a sieve, come up with quirky and funny ways to deal with Dylan and his mates.But why does Dylan bully? What is his secret and can Tom and Dylan reach a compromise and manage to co-habit the same planet?Comprehensive Teachers' Kit available for free download at www.createbooks.co.nz

Ann Neville is the Managing Director of a small boutique publishing company, CreateBooks, specialising in educational and fiction books for readers of all ages. Apart from her own fiction and non-fiction writing, she also writes biographies, runs workshops for children wanting to write, illustrate and publish their own books, and workshops for adults on creative writing. She has a M Ed, Dip Ed Management, Dip Ed Leadership, Grad Dip in Creative Writing, and Post Grad Dip Publishing. Other publications include: How to Stop being Bullied - A Kids' Guide; How to BullyProof Your Child - A Parents' Guide; R.I.P. Cyber bullying. www.createbooks.co.nz