Books with author Tonie Campbell

The Highest Stand takes an in-depth look at the 110 meter hurdles, as Dede Bartholomew Savage III runs in the final race of his track-and-field life. The book is written by three-time Olympian and world champion, Tonie Campbell. Told in flashbacks, we follow Dede on his journey through adolescence and toward his Olympic dream. It isn t always easy for Dede. As a kid, he wears glasses the size of CD s and pants that are as tight as his socks in other words, he s a nerd. The school bullies don t let him forget it, either. Through his struggles we learn valuable lessons about standing up for yourself. The Highest Stand won Best Juvenile Fiction at the San Diego Book Awards in 2004.

My name is Dede Bartholomew Savage III. Say that ten times fast. But I dont think my name was the only reason that kids picked on me. I wore glasses the size of CDs, my pants were as tight as my socks, and back then, I couldnt think of one thing that I was even decent at. And most kids in my neighborhood made it their personal duty to remind me that I was a full-fledged nerd. Ill admit, they were right. Yet, this book is not about feeling sorry for me. The book is about standing up to bullies, about what it is to chase dreams, and about overcoming hurdles. All this brings me to where I am right now, collapsed in an awkward pile of myself, clutching a deflated left leg and waiting for the stadium scoreboard to replay the end of my final race. I have been chasing the gold medal my entire life and in two minutes, Ill find out whether or not my thirty-one-year-old legs have held on to victory, if they had enough for gold. Log on to www.av2books.com, and enter the unique book code found on page 2 of this book to unlock an extra dimension to your AV2 Audio Chapter Book. Test your knowledge with a fun self-assessment activity. Hear the book come to life as you read along in your own book.

“Annie Campbell's The Whore Next Door is simply magical. Part road story part confessional, The Whore Next Door is a tender, joyful, heartbreaking and hilarious illustrated memoir about sex, drugs, work, motherhood, mistakes and triumphs, men and boys. This visually rich and compelling coming of age tale will keep you laughing and enthralled and sometimes cringing. Campbell's subtly powerful tale will draw you in, like sitting at the table with your favorite wild, baby-boomer aunt while she tells you about her youthful travels, romances and struggles. I'm convinced the secrets to survival are contained in these pages.” —Cara Hoffman, author of Be Safe I Love YouWho except for Annie Campbell tells stories with such a winning matter-of-factness and paints paintings with such a comic and baroque exuberance? No one I know of. The Whore Next Door is a double-barreled delight. —Lamar Herrin, author of FracturesA Journey depicted with wonderful illustrations. It leaves an indelible impression of a positive take on life's ups and downs.—Bob Potts, Kinetic SculptorAnnie Campbell, a self-taught painter and writer, lives with her husband Harley, in Trumansburg, New York.

Four bedtime stories about Barry The Hamster. Barry is a hamster. A very cute, very cuddly hamster. He lives in a little cage, in a little house, in a little town. Barry is looked after by his two helpers; Ted and Amelia. Their job is to make sure that Barry stays happy and healthy. They give him food and water, play with him and clean out all of his mess. Barry’s mess isn’t sweetie wrappers and toys, Barry’s mess is his toilet business! Yuk!Barry likes living with Ted and Amelia, he likes the way they care for him and love him. But he also loves something else. Barry the Hamster loves adventures!

THE SCHOOL SHOOTER WHO DIDN’T SHOOT.Growing up an autistic loner Thomas Campbell’s schooldays were a living nightmare of bullying and abuse that saw him in psychiatric care by age 8.The target of entire classrooms, he developed a lifelong hatred of all things educational. This hatred – the shared thinking of the school shooter – has gifted him with a unique insight into the slaughter we are witnessing in our schools now.For the first time a book is written from the perspective of the classroom avenger, one that explores their distorted thinking and reveals the ‘socially acceptable’ evils that provoke such a lethal response. ‘In this angry, tender, and extraordinary work, Thomas Campbell writes with fierce immediacy from the cultural ultra-violet of the Asperger spectrum, allowing us a crucial glimpse into the emotional gulag to which we thoughtlessly sentence thousands daily, and perhaps moderating our disingenuous surprise when another awkward loner takes an assault rifle to class for Show and Tell. Written with a lucid honesty, unafraid of its own unavoidable subjectivity. Comics and Columbine is the slap in the face that we badly needed and deserved, delivered in a clear and ringing voice from the white-hot heart of the experience. It is a voice that we ignore to our considerable loss, and at our considerable peril. Campbell has written what in my opinion is a beautiful narrative about an irredeemably ugly subject. I really cannot recommend this vital and necessary book too strongly.’-Alan Moore, Author of Watchmen/V for Vendetta/ From HellEXTENSIVELY ILLUSTRATED

Gator Tators is the story of a young boy named Tommy and a baby alligator he named Molly who was abandoned shortly after birth. Tommy discovers Molly on the end of his crawfish line and realizes that she is in need of food as well as other help. Tommy takes Molly home with him, and she quickly establishes herself as a cherished member of the family and the inseparable playmate of Alex, the family's energetic and lovable little pooch. Alex quickly establishes himself as the big brother figure although he is a dog and she is an alligator. He introduces Molly to all of the games and tricks every dog enjoys. Molly is quite the quick learner and eventfully masters all of the tricks Alex teaches her. As Molly grows larger, it becomes clear to the family that she will soon outgrow their home. The family and Molly are forced to make a difficult and painful decision. The eventual solution is quite the surprise for everyone.

THE SCHOOL SHOOTER WHO DIDN’T SHOOT. Growing up an autistic loner Thomas Campbell’s schooldays were a living nightmare of bullying and abuse that saw him in psychiatric care by age 8. The target of entire classrooms, he developed a lifelong hatred of all things educational. This hatred – the shared thinking of the school shooter – has gifted him with a unique insight into the slaughter we are witnessing in our schools now. For the first time a book is written from the perspective of the classroom avenger, one that explores their distorted thinking and reveals the ‘socially acceptable’ evils that provoke such a lethal response. ‘In this angry, tender, and extraordinary work, Thomas Campbell writes with fierce immediacy from the cultural ultra-violet of the Asperger spectrum, allowing us a crucial glimpse into the emotional gulag to which we thoughtlessly sentence thousands daily, and perhaps moderating our disingenuous surprise when another awkward loner takes an assault rifle to class for Show and Tell. Written with a lucid honesty, unafraid of its own unavoidable subjectivity. Comics and Columbine is the slap in the face that we badly needed and deserved, delivered in a clear and ringing voice from the white-hot heart of the experience. It is a voice that we ignore to our considerable loss, and at our considerable peril. Campbell has written what in my opinion is a beautiful narrative about an irredeemably ugly subject. I really cannot recommend this vital and necessary book too strongly.’ -Alan Moore, Author of Watchmen/V for Vendetta/ From Hell EXTENSIVELY ILLUSTRATED

This book is dedicated to the thousands of independent-minded, highly capable truckers who consider themselves "old school" They run when it's safe, shut down when it's not, eat when hungry and sleep when tired. They use "paper logs" because their trucks are not equipped to operate electronic or "E-Logs" They are the true Knights Of The Open Road and the world is a better place for them.