Battle of The Bullies
by Fenyx Blue
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GENRE: Young Adult Contemporary
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BLURB:
Ebony, Eris, and Emani Robertson have been
through so much more than most high school freshman. When they were
younger, they survived a school shooting that killed their friend and left
their sister unable to speak. After giving home-schooling a try, they
enroll in a promising new academy, hoping for the best. Unfortunately,
they get the worst news. They have become the targets of an anonymous
group of bullies who call themselves The Dimes. Can they bring down The
Dimes all while trying to make it through the ninth grade?
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Excerpt:
An Excerpt from Eris
The locker room is silent after the varsity girls whip us
for the fifth time since we’ve been practicing together. The silence allows me
to channel my big sister Ebony’s zen
energy. I decide to give an Ebony-type
motivational speech when one of my teammates says she’s thinking about
quitting and trying out for either dance or cheerleading. Is she kidding? I’ve
seen my baby sister Emani dance and it ain’t easy to do. My teammate can’t even make it through
practice without her asthma medicine.
There is no way she could do dance at C.I.A. Emani says those girls practice longer than we do.
I want to tell her that, but instead I stick to the
Ebony-style motivational speech.
“Do you guys think those varsity girls were always that
good? They were not. All of them used to
be us. The difference is that they have not
quit. We have. Some of you quit before we even go on the court. You think you’ve failed so you fail. Well, I’m no
failure. I’m a winner. If you think you
can win, shout yes!”
Two of my teammates shout yes. The rest sit silently
watching the varsity girls enter the
locker room as they sing their usual victory chant. Maybe I should have asked Ebony to write a
speech for me because my teammates are
more focused on the varsity’s chant than they were on my “motivational” speech.
“1-1-2-2-3-3. No one beats varsity. 1-1-2-2-3-3. No one
beats varsity. 1-1-2-2-3-3. No one beats
varsity.”
I hate their chant.
“No one but me,” I say under my breath as I slam my gym
locker closed.
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AUTHOR Bio and Links:
BLUE: Bold, Loving, Unapologetic, and Evolving are
words to describe Fenyx Blue. Ms. Blue is an author, Youtuber
(FENYX BLUE INK), speaker, ministry leader, mentor, instructional coach and her
school district’s former “Those Who Excel” Teacher of the Year.
Ms. Blue is a soldier in the Blue Fenyx movement encouraging every
phoenix in the world to rise up. Blue’s mission is to inspire, motivate and
educate. Blue speaks to
audiences about their purpose and power and works to coach other authors
through their journey to become published.
Her novels are tools for teachers while being candy for students. Fenyx
Blue has penned four books in her poetic collection in which she shares true
life tales and
lessons: Her first Young Adult novel entitled Who Failed Johnny? (Book 1 of The Triplet Trilogy), second YA novel
Battle of the Bullies, a Children’s
book called Worth the Weight: A Rare Gem,
and a Poetry Book by the name of The
Blue Ink Movement. With the help of
her extended family and friends network, her self-published books will touch
many lives this year.
Ms. Blue is a veteran English Teacher who has worked with readers K-12.
However, her expertise lies with middle school and high school students which
she has mentored, taught, and coached for almost twenty years. Blue created an
organization called Team BFF (Team
Bully-Free Forever) and has served as its coach for more than ten years.
Her students have partnered with other schools, marched, and provided education
on bullying. In addition, Blue
directs a youth anti-drug program called Snowflake
that helps students to solve problems, build relationships and make
positive choices. She created an organization called Dads Rock to bring father figures into her school system to develop
relationships with students in order to build their confidence and competence
in school.
When Fenyx realized
her school did not have an activity for spoken word artists, Blue sponsored a
poetry club of junior high students that went on to the final rounds of “The Louder Than a Bomb” competition.
Her school has now expanded that club to reach all creative young people and to
allow them to share their gifts. With the support of other educators, she
developed DIVAS (Daughters Inspiring
Values and Sisterhood) to build bonds between middle and high school girls
and prepare them to be productive citizens.
Ms. Fenyx Blue lovingly refers to her squad as
neighbors on her YouTube channel @Fenyx
Blue Ink because she believes we are all connected in some way. One of her
goals is to transform into the best version of herself as she helps others to
realize their destinies. Ms. Blue is a native of Chicago, Illinois, and loves
to travel, learn, garden, and read. Ms. Blue is currently working on
finalizing Book III of The Triplet Trilogy before moving on to a work of
nonfiction for teachers. Follow Fenyx Blue @FenyxBlueInk on all Social Media
platforms.
Website for Ms.
Fenyx Blue: https://fenyxblueink.wixsite.com/website
Battle of the
Bullies
https://amzn.to/31TVLNa
A group of
upstanders versus a gang of bullies.
Worth the Weight
https://amzn.to/33U2WXc
A Christian dad
expressing his love for his daughter and the song he sings to teach her to love
herself.
Who Failed Johnny?
https://amzn.to/2U5stXS
A troubled,
mentally unhealthy young man who is dealing with bullying while battling
problems at home and the friendships he develops along the way.
The Blue Ink
Movement
https://amzn.to/312C4Cj
A bold, loving,
unapologetic and evolving collection of inspirational, motivational and
educational poems about women, education, culture, relationships, and
spirituality.
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ReplyDeleteThe issue of bullying is a compelling theme. I would be interested to see how it is portrayed in this book.
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