#MeBeingMe
by
Challa Fletcher
Genre:
Middle Grade, Coming of Age
Jonathan
is getting ready to start 6th grade, but without his best friend. The
issues of growing up are about to become all too real for him,
especially with bullying and labels and all the other pressure that
comes along with growing up. He's hoping his close relationship with
his brothers, his love for treehouses and his passion for comics will
be enough to pull him through the rough patches, but will it?
Mr. Becker was standing there in the hall. I hoped he wasn’t going to ask me why I hadn’t been back to see him. I wasn’t in the mood and I didn’t want to get in trouble for talking bad to an adult.
“You okay, buddy?”
“Yeah, I’m fine,” I said before trying to walk around him so that I could head to where it was that I was supposed to be.
“Okay, so now are you really okay?”
I didn’t respond the second time.
“Look, I know nothing seems to be going the way that you hoped. Don’t give up on sixth grade just yet.”
“I can’t give up on sixth grade, Mr. Becker. I never had much faith in it anyway.”
I
was born in Colorado Springs, CO as an Army Brat. I have lived all
across this country but unfortunately I don't remember most of it
(hate that). What I do remember is growing up in Detroit and Highland
Park, Michigan, playing in my grandmother's basement that was filled
with books my family bought for me and my sister, pretending to be a
singer, a news anchorwoman, and a writer. Of these, reading and
writing stuck.
When
I was still very young I moved to Arkansas with my father and sister
and have thus lived here for most of my life. I graduated from
Jacksonville High in Jacksonville, AR. I got my BBA from Philander
Smith College and my MSM from Kaplan Online University. And I have
spent the last 10 years working for the State of Arkansas. Yet all I
really wanted to do was have reasons to read and write. But not only
did I want to write, I wanted to share my writing with the world.
I
have not been more proud of a completed goal as I am of being able to
share #MeBeingMe with you. This story is inspired by my oldest son
(and my own) experiences with challenges, change, and middle school
(sometimes it really does suck).
I
still live in Arkansas with my three sons and our dog, Barker. I am
still finding every available minute to read, write, and share it
with the world.
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Congrats on the tour and I appreciate the excerpt and the great giveaway as well. Love the tours, I get to find books and share with my sisters and now my twin daughters who all love to read. We have found some amazing books for everyone. So, thank you!
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