...1 A COURAGEOUS BATTLE A Courageous Battle Susan Bracken 2 SUSAN BRACKEN Copyright © 2010 Susan Bracken. All rights r... ...1 A COURAGEOUS BATTLE A Courageous Battle Susan Bracken 2 SUSAN BRACKEN Copyright © 2010 Susan Bracken. All rights reserve... ...nges for future editions of this book and for listings on the website (www.susanbracken.ca) Distributed in Canada by: David Edwards, RNU Press, Barrie... ... air, hiding in a stall, until the bell rang for the afternoon classes. 4 SUSAN BRACKEN AFTER SCHOOL Lacey walked home, shoulders slumped, head hangi... ...hiding in a stall, until the bell rang for the afternoon classes. 4 SUSAN BRACKEN AFTER SCHOOL Lacey walked home, shoulders slumped, head hanging, de... .... To block her loneliness, she read her book as she ate her food. 6 SUSAN BRACKEN THE LONELY days turned into lonely weeks and years. Her teach- ers ... ...d started another story. 33 A COURAGEOUS BATTLE ON THE FIRST OF DECEMBER, 1987, it was Lacey’s 37th birthday. It was not a bookstore day. I will go t... ... She told him about the bullying, her neglectful parents, and their sudden deaths. “That’s awful! Didn’t you get a settlement?” he asked, think- ing o... ...nterested in end of life choices, and perhaps fearful to contemplate their deaths. It’s a pity they do not realize the consequences of this, for their...