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    The Little Big Thinkers: A Collection of Children's Stories
    The Little Big Thinkers: A Collection of Children's Stories
    The Little Big Thinkers: A Collection of Children's Stories
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    The Little Big Thinkers: A Collection of Children's Stories

    By Patrick A. Davy

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    Swirling wind and dusts is no match for a boy and his sister’s determination to rescue some animals. Another character’s quick thinking to remain calm and tolerant allows him to trap the burglar. A boy determination to see his father, who has a life-threatening illness, pays off. Three kids help stop a bully from frightening the community people at night. Another youngster is relentless in his pursuit of the gift his grandmother promised him if he made it to high school. An eight-grade boy’s classmates mock him for having long legs. The boy put his legs to use when he outruns another boy and stops him from stealing food from the people in the community. A boy is good at many sports except swimming. When his class upcoming swimming trip nears, he decides he must learn how to swim. A boy witnessed a bully robbing a girl and running away. When a police officer shows up, the boy takes off because he fears telling on a bully. When he hears, on TV, that he is the suspect and not the bully, he knows he has to go to the police.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherPatrick A. Davy
    Release dateJun 3, 2016
    ISBN9781310487170
    The Little Big Thinkers: A Collection of Children's Stories
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    Patrick A. Davy

    PATRICK A. DAVY authors the books, The Little Big Thinkers: a Collection of Children's Stories, The Will to Win: ADemonstration of Love and Determination, and The Bitter-Sweet Search for a Father. He graduated from the State University of New York College at Oswego, The Writers Group, and Institute for Children's Literature. He lives on Long Island, New York, with his family.

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      Book preview

      The Little Big Thinkers - Patrick A. Davy

      Contents

      Author’s Note

      Caught in the Storm

      Saved by the Basement

      Everlasting Life

      Duppy Busters

      False Alarms

      Long-Legged Uton

      Overnight Swimmer

      Stan’s Innocence

      Melvin’s Secret

      THE LITTLE BIG THINKERS

      A Collection of Children’s Stories

      Patrick A. Davy

      PD

      Publisher

      New York

      If you purchase this book without the cover, you should be aware that this book might have been stolen property.

      All characters in this book are fictitious, and any resemblance of real persons (living or dead) is coincidental.

      Illustrated by Tanya Stewart

      Updated Version

      Copyright © 2023 by Patrick A. Davy

      SECOND EDITION

      Copyright © 2017 by Patrick A. Davy

      Published by Vantage Press, Inc.

      Copyright © 2008 by Patrick A. Davy

      All rights reserved. No part of this book may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system or transmitted in any form or any means without the prior written permission of the publisher, except by a reviewer who may quote brief passages in a review to be printed in a newspaper, magazine, or journal.

      Manufactured in the United States of America

      Library of Congress Catalog Card No.: 2006904474

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      To all the children and adults who used their smarts and skills to make lifechanging and lifesaving decisions.

      Author’s Note

      I was inspired to write the stories for The Little Big Thinkers by studying the actions of my two sons at ten and thirteen years old. From observing them in action, I realized nothing is minor about children choosing right over wrong, bravery over cowardice, and success over failure.

      Besides my kids, most of the children I have met reminded me of skilled circus performers who dazzle their audiences with acts no one thought was possible. While I was inspired to portray the actions of talented and courageous kids, I learned much about how children like to be in command and enjoy outsmarting adults. For example, a boy in one of the stories in The Little Big Thinkers uses quick thinking to trap a burglar in a basement. In another story, a boy, his sister, and a friend also use their creative thinking skills to stop a mischievous kid from frightening the community people at night.

      I studied my sons’ and other kids’ behaviors in preparing to write these stories and drew on my childhood experiences in Norway, a small community in the West Indies.

      I have done different types of writing over the years, but writing for children is the most enjoyable.

      Although the tales in The Little Big Thinkers are about children, some adults might enjoy reading them. Reading to children is common among adults who select books for kids to read. Many grown-ups (I am one of them) would agree that learning from and about kids never stops.

      Therefore, turn the page and continue your reading journey through this action-packed world of young protagonists and antagonists. As you fall in and out of love with these high-energy youngsters, I hope you have as much fun reading about them as I have writing about them.

      Caught in the Storm

      Whoosh! Swish! Hiss! Josh heard the wind whizzing, whistling, and whipping the side of his family's countryside house. He parted the curtains at his second-floor bedroom window and watched

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