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A fifth grade teacher for over 17 years in Hicksville, New York, Scott Starkey's had plenty of firsthand experience exploring the reading habits of students. The elements they enjoy best in a book — humor, suspense, and a dash of irreverence — are woven into his Rodney Rathbone novels, How to Beat the Bully Without Really Trying and its sequel, The Call of the Bully.

Best-selling author Jim Trelease notes, “Scott Starkey really understands kids, school, and the language of both,” and calls How to Beat the Bully, “terrific, very well written, and right on target.”

A graduate of Hiram College in Ohio, Scott was raised around writing. His father has authored several scholarly works and his mother, Joanne Starkey, is a longtime food critic for Th
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I loved reading even before I could read. I was lucky enough to have a dad who read to me every night. For a time I couldn’t fall asleep without the familiar cadence of Dr. Seuss’s The Sleep Book. It was as I got older, however, that the magic really kicked in. I still think back to the great adventure stories that made me beg for another chapter late into the night. Like many boys, I loved Treasu Read more of this blog post »
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Average rating: 4.18 · 496 ratings · 65 reviews · 7 distinct worksSimilar authors
How to Beat the Bully Witho...

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The Call of the Bully

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