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The Bumpy Daze of Orson Buggy: Book 1
Orson Buggy's Lessons for Losers

Copyright 2012, Shadowcat Press, ISBN 978-0615621173

      Twelve-year-old Orson Buggy might have suffered every horse-and-buggy insult known to man, but that would require people talking to him. Over the years he has acquired only a tiny group of friends. His uber-loser friends. The worst of the worst. Now he has the chance to start over at a new school, without any of his loser friends holding him back. If he can just keep people from finding out his name, he might have a shot at being normal for the first time in his life.
      Why, then, within five minutes do people start thinking he’s some sort of jerk? And why, by the end of the day, is everyone convinced Orson is the biggest deranged psycho-killer to ever roam the halls of Hugh Morris Middle School? Orson’s about to learn that help comes from where he least expects it, and when it comes to friends, new isn’t necessarily better.
      Orson Buggy’s Lessons for Losers is a laugh-out-loud glimpse into one boy’s struggle with the absurdity of starting seventh grade.

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The Bumpy Daze of Orson Buggy: Book 2
Orson Buggy's Separation Anxiety

Copyright 2012, Shadowcat Press, ISBN 978-0615716626

      Twelve-year-old Orson Buggy has never had a girlfriend before. Not that anyone who knows him would think he had. But somehow, against all odds it looks like he has one now. Problem is, all the things Nancy Hines likes to do are crazy, and what's crazier, she wants Orson to give up his one chance to be on the JV soccer team to do them with her. Of course, Orson could just say no, but trouble at home has him believing if he doesn't do everything Nancy wants, he'll lose her forever, just like he lost his mom. The second book in the Bumpy Daze of Orson Buggy series, Orson Buggy’s Separation Anxiety is a laugh-out-loud glimpse into one boy’s attempt to juggle his first relationship with the far less crazy life he wants to lead.

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