Welcome to Litsy!

The Tornado is a middle-grade friendship novel about bullying from Jake Burt, the author of Greetings from Witness Protection! Bell Kirby is an expert at systems, whether he�s designing the world�s most elaborate habitat for his pet chinchilla, re-creating Leonardo da Vinci�s greatest inventions in his garage, or avoiding Parker Hellickson, the most diabolical bully Village Green Elementary has ever seen. Since third grade, Parker has tormented Bell, who�s spent two long years devising a finely tuned system that keeps him out of Parker�s way. Sure, it means that Bell can�t get a drink when he wants to, can�t play with his best friend on the playground, and can�t tell his parents about his day, but at least he�s safe. Until Daelynn Gower touches down in his classroom like a tornado. Bell�s not sure why the new girl, with her rainbow hair, wild clothes, and strange habits, is drawn to him, but he knows one thing--she means trouble. It�s bad enough that she disrupts Bell�s secret system, but when Daelynn becomes the bully�s new target, Bell is forced to make an impossible decision: Finally stand up to Parker. . . Or join him.