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08 20 13

PURE TRASH: The Story by Bette A. Stevens (Short Story: 1950′s Poor Boy’s Adventure)

1950a General Fiction: first book for Middle-grade/YA/Adult Audience by award-winning children's book author Bette A. Stevens1950s General Fiction: first book for Middle-grade/YA/Adult Audience by award-winning children’s book author Bette A. Stevens
 
“This short story is filled with images and flavor only better provided by an ice cream cone…PURE TRASH gives the reader pause for thought, and I recommend it to the adult reader and the YA reader alike. ” Kathryn Elizabeth Jones, author of fiction & non-fiction

PURE TRASH (CreateSpace) kindle  $2.99

http://www.amazon.com/PURE-TRASH-The-Story-ebook/dp/B00EH0RV6K/ref=sr_1_1?s=digital-text&ie=UTF8&qid=1376412782&sr=1-1&keywords=PURE+TRASH%2C+The+Story

Look Inside/Paperback (CreateSpace/26 pages) $5.49

http://www.amazon.com/PURE-TRASH-Daniels-Adventure-England/dp/1481824449/ref=tmm_pap_title_0?ie=UTF8&qid=1376702237&sr=1-3

The year is 1955. If you grew up in the 1950s and the 1960s, you may be among those who like to recall those good old “Happy Days” of television fame. Even younger generations enjoy watching the old TV reruns to get a peek into what life was like back then.

Nine-year-old Shawn Daniels is ready to embark on a Saturday adventure with his younger brother Willie. They’re off to search for trash to turn into treasure. It’s going to be a great day. Shawn is sure of  it. No school and no bullies to remind him that he’s not one of the crowd.

PURE TRASH is a story about bullies and what it’s like to be bullied. It may redefine your concept of bullying. If you were a child who was thought of as “different” in some way, you know what bullying is about: torment, persecution, intimidation, to name a few of its descriptors. For Shawn and Willie, their difference is based upon the social status of the dysfunctional family and the alcoholism and abject poverty in which they grew up.

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  1. “PURE TRASH, The Story” by Bette A. Stevens, a Review by Susan Hornbach | 4writersandreaders said:
    08/29/2013 at 11:31 pm

    […] "Short story filled with images and flavor only better provided by an ice cream cone…" (4writersandreaders.com) […]

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  2. cindy knoke said:
    08/20/2013 at 11:31 pm

    Congratulations Bette!! How exciting and what an interesting story~

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    • Bette A. Stevens said:
      08/21/2013 at 1:02 am

      Thanks, Cindy. Hope you’ll get a copy and let me know what you think… I would love to get your input on the subjects of poverty and bullying addressed in my book. This short story, written so that I could share with middle-grade students as well, is a prequel to the coming of age novel I’m working on right now. Best to you, Bette

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