The Call of the Bully

A Rodney Rathbone Novel

For Ages: 8 - 12

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Rodney Rathbone is back in this sequel to How to Beat the Bully Without Really Trying—but will his superstar reputation survive summer camp?

Rodney Rathbone was expecting the best summer ever until his parents shipped him off to Camp Wy-Mee. Now he’s in for the ride of a lifetime. Far from home in the great outdoors, he must outsmart—and outrun—a whole new crop of bullies, including Todd, the bratty rich kid, and Magnus, the evil Swede.

Whether facing treacherous rapids or leading a nighttime spy mission, Rodney makes new friends and soon finds himself in the unlikely role of camp hero. How long it lasts will depend on whether a former adversary gets her way.

The Call of the Bully is fun, exciting, and full of surprises—an adventure tale for middle-grade readers and anyone who remembers summer camp.

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Simon & Schuster/Paula Wiseman Books |
272 pages |
ISBN 9781442456747 |
January 2013 |
Grades 3 - 7

$15.99 List Price

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“Will Camp Wy-Mee get the best of Rodney Rathbone or can he survive bullies in the wild? Twelve-year-old Rodney survived his first school year in Ohio thanks to luck and bully-avoidance skills (How to Beat the Bully Without Really... ”

– Kirkus Reviews

“After inadvertently conquering school bully Josh in How to Beat the Bully without Really Trying (2012), Rodney Rathbone should be enjoying a carefree summer before middle school. Instead, Rodney is sent to Camp Wy-Mee along with... ”

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Chapter 1

THE VAN RIDE

Through the van window I watched Mrs. Lutzkraut shake my dad’s hand and give my mom a big hug. Then she turned to wave good-bye to me. On her face was a smile—a perfectly evil grin. I’d never seen her look so happy. My demented former teacher and I shared a secret, you see. I was about to die, and she knew it.

The cause of my inevitable end, Josh, was on the van with me. And as my parents and Mrs. Lutzkraut disappeared in the distance, I shifted my eyes to watch him. He sat across the aisle, glaring out the window. There was one other kid in the...