Hal Knows Martial Arts
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On Monday at school I found my best friend Tony standing by his locker and he asked me “how was the promotion? Did you get your new belt Hal?” But as I was getting ready to tell him about the promotion he became very quiet and looked almost scared. Then I felt heavy breathing on my neck. When I turned around there was...
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Hal Johnson is an eleven year boy who is always happy go lucky and he loves going to martial arts classes but he doesn't tell everyone at school he’s in martial arts . After Hal promotes to a new belt he still wishes that his best friend Tony Erickson could join Martial Arts with him. Tony has been asking his parents if he can join martial arts but his parents think if Tony joins the martial arts academy he will want to be fighting or worse yet he will get hurt. Tony is a very smart kid. But as Hal discovers that his best friend Tony is having trouble with Brady, he knows he has to stick up for his best friend but how will he do that? Brady thinks he runs the whole school. Most kids at school run from Brady if they see him coming. Can Hal with the help of two more friends help out his friend Tony without getting them all in trouble at school?
About the Author
Vickie Erickson is a stay at home wife and mother to four children. She got interested in the world of Martial Arts when her oldest son joined a local Martial Arts Academy. About three months later the rest of her family also joined the academy. Over the years she has also helped with special events for the Martial Arts. She has been a volunteer at the local school district her children attend where she goes in and listens to children read books to her in the elementary classes as well as being a teachers aid. She has observed the children dealing with different situations at school, home and at the academy. She lives in Centuria, WI with her husband and children.