Hardy Belch and the Bully: Dealing with Bullies — William G. Bentrim

Hardy Belch is a 12 year old boy with an unusual companion, a 140 pound telepathic dog. Hardy finds himself embroiled with a bully and doesn't know what to do. Hardy is plague by a homework stealing bully whose size and attitude are pretty darn scary. Tiny, Hardy's dog first suggests planting his teeth in the bullies butt however Hardy nixes this plan from the beginning. As Hardy explains to Tiny, “we aren't any better than he is if we have to solve this problem with violence.” This story is focused on the pre-teen readers. Hardy and Tiny solve Hardy's bully problem in a creative and humorous manner.