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Karen Mueller Coombs

I am a former elementary school teacher with published books for children and young adults. I write nonfiction, biography, humorous, contemporary, and historical fiction for elementary and middle grade readers, and historical and contemporary young adult fiction.

You can read more about me at http://www.karencoombs.com or follow my blog about my book Bully at Ambush Corner at http://www.bullyatambushcorner.com


“Often the right path is the one that may be hardest for you to follow. But the hard path is also the one that will make you grow as a human being.”
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“I’m proud of you, son,” he said. “I guess it has finally sunk in that it’s important to stand up for yourself in this world.”Rocky shook his head. “It’s more important to stand up for someone who can’t stand up for herself,” he had answered.Rocky Ryan speaking with his father.”
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“Life is a chain of choices. Making the correct one is never easy.”“That’s for sure,” agreed Rocky.“But if we didn’t make difficult choices, right or wrong,” said Mr. Veraldi, “we wouldn’t learn anything worth knowing." Rocky Ryan and his viola teacher, Mr. Veraldi, in Bully at Ambush Corner.”
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“My mother says we’re supposed to make mistakes. That’s the way we learn.” Rocky Ryan in Bully At Ambush Corner.”
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