Charlie Bumpers vs. the End of the Year

Written by Bill Harley · Illustrated by Adam Gustavson

Part of the Charlie Bumpers series

A boy's wild plans to stop his friend from moving clash with a bullying crisis.

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208 pages· 560L

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Charlie faces a double challenge: stopping his best friend Hector from moving away and tackling school bullies. With Tommy's help, Charlie devises a plan to make Hector the School Ambassador, hoping it will keep him from leaving. But as their schemes spiral into chaos, Hector's real struggle with bullies intensifies. Can Charlie and Tommy save Hector from the 'Jerzollies of Darkness' and keep their friendship intact? Discover the heartwarming and humorous journey of friendship and courage.

From the publisher

Charlie Bumpers juggles school bullies and a wacky scheme to keep his best friend from moving in this heartfelt conclusion to Bill Harley’s beloved middle grade series. When Charlie learns that Hector’s family is moving back to Chile at the end of the year, he is crushed. So with Tommy’s help, he immediately starts cooking up schemes to keep Hector here, including a campaign to get him selected as next year’s School Ambassador. (Surely Hector will have to stay, Charlie reasons, if he has such an important job.) As usual, Charlie’s schemes lead to one near-disaster after another. But moving away from his friends turns out to be the least of Hector’s problems. Three mean boys have targeted him for bullying and are making his life miserable. Hector wants to solve the problem by himself, but Charlie and Tommy see that he needs help. They start a campaign to save Hector and to defeat “The Jerzollies of Darkness.” Black and white illustrations throughout.

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