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| Lea Schizas Lea Schizas (award winning author and editor, a short story competition winner) lives in Montreal with her husband Jimmy and five children. She describes herself as “finally woke up after a 23-year self-induced coma taking care of the family, and rediscovered my passion for writing.” She is the Founder and Editor in Chief of two Writer’s Digest 101 Top Writing Sites since 2004 and recipients of several Preditors and Editors Awards: Apollo’s Lyre, an online writer’s Zine and the online writing critique community The MuseItUp Club. Lea's other endeavors include the following: -Founder of The Muse Online Writers Conference. -Founder of The Muse Marquee -Founder of The Muse Book Reviews, -Reviewer for the award-winning site AllBooksReviews.com -Editor for Virtual Tales, Double Dragon Publishing, Enspiren Press, and Red Rose Publishing. Lea is the author of the Young Adult paranormal suspense/thriller Doorman’s Creek, co-author and editor of the nonfiction writing reference book The Muse On Writing and the fantasy Aleatory’s Junction , and author of “The Librarian Who Wasn’t," a short story appearing in the EPPIE award- winning Anthology “Twisted Tails II," and an article published in the book Hollywood Experts, a Silver Foreword award winner. More of Lea’s bio and accomplishments at: http://leaschizaseditor.com |
From the back cover of Lea's young adult book published by 4RV Publishing: I hate my name, Bubba, because it gives bullies an excuse to start on me, especially when I start to a new school. So what do I do the first day I step off the bus? Bump into the biggest kid there. However, instead of slugging me, Giganto, as I call David, becomes my friend. Are we ever different: quiet, non-confrontational Giganto and tough with a temper me. But David has a secret -- a dangerous secret. Bullying Giganto seems the norm at school, until I step in. After a few exchanges of words between the bullies and me and a soccer challenge, Giganto's deadly secret will be revealed. The book can be ordered from the 4RV Store. |
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Bubba and Giganto Review Lea Schizas has written another page turner. Once I started reading about Bubba and David, AKA Giganto, I couldn’t stop. Before I knew it I’d read the whole story. I’m so glad I did. Bubba (yes, Bubba, not Bobby or Brendan) Jacobson, tough guy, smart mouth, sensitive heart, and David (Giganto) Montana, nice guy, picked on by bullies, big and clumsy, are the least likely of friends. But when they meet on the first day of ninth grade a remarkable friendship is formed. This is Bubba’s first year at Pierson High, and he’s delighted to discover they have a soccer team. Questions arise, however, when Bubba and David try out for the team. Why does Mr. Ambrose, the gym teacher, tell Bubba not to push David (Giganto) into something he doesn’t want to do? What is the secret about the boy who died during a soccer scrimmage the previous year? Is David (Giganto) connected to the tragedy? And why is Jason, all-star athlete with an attitude, so determined David doesn’t make the team? Ms. Schizas is a master at surprise endings. Just when you think you know all the answers, she changes the questions with an unexpected twist or two. I never saw this one coming. Themes of bullies, soccer, friendship, and forgiveness are woven through this short story, making it one boys can relate to and will enjoy reading. I recommend it for reluctant readers, children who perhaps are facing their own bullies, and also for sports lovers and everyone who enjoys a fast-paced book with continuous action. ~~ by author Beverly Stowe McClure http://beverlystowemcclure.wordpress.com http://beverlystowemcclure.blogspot.com http://rebelinbluejeans.wordpress.com |
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