Jake Drake, Bully Buster

Meet Jake Drake.He's not the toughest kid in fourth grade or the fastest kid or the funniest. But he's got ideas -- big ideas, and boy, does he have stories to tell about whatreallygoes on in school. Like bullies, for instance. Jake wants to know "if everybody who works at school is so smart, how come they can't get rid of the bullies?...Because every year, it's the same thing. Bullies."So it's up to Jake Drake to take matters into his own hands when Link Baxter, SuperBully, moves into the neighborhood. Link's reign of terror must be stopped...if only Jake can figure out how.In this new series by the bestselling author ofFrindle, The Landry News,andThe Janitor's Boy,Jake Drake confronts the problems of school life and finds some surprising solutions!

Andrew Clements is the multifaceted author of picture books, including Big Al, as well as three other novels about school life: Frindle, The Landry News, and The Janitor's Boy. Frindle won the Christopher Award and has appeared on more than thirty-five state award lists. Mr. Clements taught in the public schools near Chicago for seven years before moving east to begin a career in publishing. Now a full-time writer, he lives in central Massachusetts with his wife and their four children.