Bertha and Tille: Sisters Forever

by Fran Lewis

Overview

Bertha and Tillie find fun in doing just about everything together. But, sometimes Bertha is overwhelmed by the pressures of school, getting only A’s and competing with her friends for their attention. When Bertha’s cousin Penelope Mia decides to target her and make her feel small in many ways Bertha rebels. In Bertha Fights Back, find out what happens when she joins a gang and gets involved with the wrong kids. Learn about her tolerance and understanding program. Then read what happens when she goes to Dancing School, takes Ice Skating Lessons and Tillie goes to modeling school. Bertha and Tillie - Sisters Forever is filled with stories based on real life events experienced by the author and her sister, Marcia Joyce. The first half of the book is based on the author’s experiences as an educator in the NYC Public School System as a reading and writing Staff Developer and Dean.

“As a career educator, Fran Lewis has keen insight into the hearts and minds of children. Beyond Fran’s professional service to children, she is personally dedicated to taking on the growing problem of bullying and abuse. Fran not only touches lives through her personal commitments, but reaches many more people through her writing, which both entertains and educates.”

Michael Tabman, Retired FBI Agent, Author of crime novels Midnight Sin and Bad Intent; and non-fiction, Walking the Corporate Beat: Police School for Business People

“…This book is an innocent slice of a young woman’s life and harkens back to an era when manners were king. Ms. Lewis crafted a piece of Americana for young women to read and reflect upon, similar to the American Girl series...”

Bennet Pomerantz columnist for Amazon and A Piece of the Page

Product Details

BN ID:	2940044268005
Publisher:	Fideli Publishing, Inc.
Publication date:	01/23/2013
Series:	Bertha & Tillie , #2
Sold by:	Smashwords
Format:	eBook
File size:	270 KB
Age Range:	5 - 11 Years

About the Author

I am an educator, book reviewer, online interviewer, author, and radio show talk host on Blog Talk Radio. I interview adult authors and children's authors.

Growing up in the Bronx was great for my family and me. My sister and I had different interests, different friends but one thing stands out, and we lived in neighborhood with people from many different ethnic backgrounds. When we were growing, everyone seemed to get along and no one really cared whether you were African American, white or any other race or nationality. My parents owned a dry cleaners in the Bronx and so did all of my uncles and grandfather. I loved working in my father's store and going to my grandfather's on 180th street and Mohegan Avenue in the Bronx. Going to school in the Bronx, you learn how to get along with everyone in school and your neighborhood. No one ever cared where you came from or what you looked like. You were accepted for who you were as a person.

However, being overweight made things difficult for me and I often felt left out of many things that other kids could do. Being a total klutz did not help. I wrote my children's stories to teach children that we need to go back to the days when I grew up and everyone got along.

My children's books include My Name is Bertha, Bertha Speaks Out, Bertha Fights Back, Bertha and Tillie Forever, and soon to be published, Bertha and Tillie - Sisters Forever. I am also the author of Because We Care, Bad Choices, Faces Behind the Stones, Sharp as a Tack or Scrambled Eggs, and Memories Are Precious.