Many people remember Benjamin Franklin as the man who discovered electricity. But did you know that he was bullied as a child? Yes, Ben was bullied by his older brother James. So badly in fact, that when he left home he did not return. Benjamin Franklin overcame bullying and went on to become so successful that he is remembered as one of the greatest inventors of all time and is one of America's founding fathers. But how did he do it? This book is a fictional and inspirational story of how Ben was able to rise above the bullying and move on to accomplish many great things. Although we do not know exactly how Ben overcame bullying, we do know how the story ends. It is our hope that this story will help children who are victims of bullying to understand that they are not alone. Many famous people were also bullied throughout history and it can be overcome.
About the Author: Timothy Pina is an American Writer, Author (Children's Fiction), Poet and Screenplay Writer who has overcome various life obstacles. As a successful author and humanitarian, he attributes much of his success to a deep spiritual awakening he had in 2003 after a near-death experience. This experience has led Timothy down the road of self-discovery and conscious living. He states that after all of the conflict and suffering he has endured, he now realizes that the most prevalent lesson learned was - if God brings you to it, he will see you through it. Today, Timothy strives to help others to rise above life's challenges and create a life that will add value to others and to the world. Writing is his passion in life and he tries to use it to help inspire all those in despair. Richard Paul is a high energy, value driven, school assembly and educational conference presenter. He shares his passion for bully prevention education to audiences in both the United States and Canada. More than 600,000 students, teachers, counselors and administrators have heard his message. Each of his bully prevention and safe school programs offer an exceptionally creative and content rich presentation on self-esteem, character building, anti-bullying, cyber bullying, success skills and positive behavior support. His school assemblies and educational conference programs offer tools teachers, administrators, parents and students can implement to prevent and reduce bullying issues. Richard holds a Bachelor of Arts Degree from Oakland University in Communications and Marketing, he is an award winning educational speaker and author. He has been featured in The Wall Street Journal, The Detroit News, Fox News and was part of a national bully prevention expert panel on Voice America. Born with a birth defect (his right arm is missing three fingers and shorter than his left), he has never let this so-called disability prevent him from living his dreams.