New Book From Sammy Keyes Author

Real bully inspired author's tale

A piece about Wendelin Van Draanen, author of the Sammy Keyes books...

Bubba, "born big and mean, full of teeth and ready to bite," is the creation of children's author Wendelin Van Draanen. But that doesn't mean she made him up.

Like Bubba, a real-life bully Van Draanen went to school with years ago "made herself feel cool by putting other kids down," she told students at Anasazi Elementary School ...