Charlie Lou Goes to the Rodeo
by E. Alan Fleischauer

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Join Charlie Lou as she goes to her first rodeo with her Grandpa Alan. While her grandpa is getting cotton candy, Charlie Lou notices a classmate with autism who is being bullied. Using her quick thinking, she confronts the bully and defends her friend…but the bully retaliates and chases Charlie Lou right into the bulls’ arena. Coming face to face with a live bull, Charlie Lou does the only thing she can think of: befriending the bull and offering it cotton candy! A story about courage, kindness, and acceptance, Charlie Lou Goes to the Rodeo is an entertaining and inspiring must-read for all children.

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E. Alan Fleischauer is the author of seven books to date. His western series introduced JT Thomas as the protagonist. The first book, Rescued, was awarded the Laramie Award First Prize as the best traditional western. The contest was sponsored by Chanticleer International. The follow-up novels in the series, Hunted and Kidnapped, have also been published. The next books in the series, Tommies and JT’s World, will be released in 2021. Mr. Fleischauer has also published a book of short stories titled Just Another Morning. It is a collection of shorts about U.S. holidays and/or special events. The short story and the title of the collection, “Just Another Morning,” is about September 11, 2001 and the tragic events on that day. 9/11 was in fact just another morning…until it wasn’t. Just Die is a contemporary novel that will be released in the fourth quarter of 2020. It is a story about a stroke victim, Jake Silver, who wakes up and discovers that he can point and say “Just die”—and people do. All of Mr. Fleischauer’s novels are available on Amazon. Alan also won first prize in a 2020 poetry contest sponsored by Two Sisters Publishing. “Suicide is Forever” is the title of the poem. This picture book, Charlie Lou Goes to the Rodeo, was inspired by the birth of his granddaughter, Charlie Lou. Mr. Fleischauer hopes that this book will create awareness about autism. Alan lives in Victoria, Minnesota with his wife Paula.

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Contributors

Author

E. Alan Fleischauer

Illustrator

Pia Reyes

Editor

JOHN FOX

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