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The Reluctant Bully

A Smoochie Family Story

by Gary Rivera

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The Reluctant Bully

A Smoochie Family Story

by Gary Rivera

Published Jun 30, 2025
353 Pages
6 x 9 Black & White Paperback
Genre: YOUNG ADULT FICTION / Action & Adventure / General


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Book Details

WHAT MAKES A BULLY, A BULLY?

Smoochie, an impressionable eleven-year-old, is inescapably linked when lives collide for three boys raised in different homes. 


  • Can Smoochie, only days passing since her lunch money treasure adventure, help her brother?
  • Is her new friend part of the problem?
  • Will she pass social studies?

Those are some of the issues that Smoochie must deal with while trying to repair her relationship with her brother and help save her new friend. Join Smoochie, her brother, and her friends on their journey as they deal with bullies, relationships, and algebra.

…Rivera has his finger on the pulse of what makes a good mystery for young readers; adventure, fun characters, friendship, and of course, a mystery…; Reader Views

 

About the Author

Gary Rivera

Gary Rivera, a father of two and author of The Lunch Money Treasure, currently resides in Florida and loves his characters almost as much as his son and daughter...almost.

Also by Gary Rivera

The Lunch Money Treasure
The Lunch Money Treasure (eBook Edition)
The Reluctant Bully (eBook Edition)