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"1954 South Carolina. Deep South. The U.S. Supreme Court has ruled that segregation in schools is unconstitutional. Despite the ruling, racism, discrimination and school segregation remain the norm. At a remote rural middle school, a violent, racist school bully, whose father is in the KKK, has vowed to kill any 'nigger' who sets foot on the school grounds. He hates the Brooklyn Dodgers for being the first major league baseball team to break the color barrier with a black player: Jackie Robinson. He gives Elton Hayes, an eleven-year-old white boy, one weekend to name his favorite baseball team - any team but the Brooklyn Dodgers. Elton Hayes hates being told what to do. Growing up poor, he has no time for sports, but loves horror movies. His favorite movie: ""The Wolf Man"", starring Lon Chaney Jr. as Larry Talbot. Elton's best friend tells him everything in life is predestined: ""What will be, will be."" Elton knows Larry Talbot's destiny: changing to a werewolf every full moon and tearing someone's throat out. He wonders what his destiny will be when he faces the bully Monday morning: the courage to stand up for Jackie Robinson and the Brooklyn Dodgers against racism, or the cowardice of a ""Wolf Man"": Naming another team to avoid the worst ""lickin"" of his life, while remaining silent about the racism around him."

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"Charles Haigh is a retired U.S. Air Force pilot with three combat tours in Vietnam. He has a BA degree in cinema and screenwriting from Columbia College in Hollywood and was co-writer and an actor in ""European Night"", a feature film shot in Poland. Other writing: ""The Dodger Fan & The Wolf Man"", a novel published on CreateSpace and Amazon. ""King of the Bees"", a published TV miniseries screenplay, available on Amazon and eBay. ""Hide 'n Seeker"", a horror/thriller script with a serious subject: child abuse. ""Charlie Catches A Bee"", a childrens' read-aloud book, available on CreateSpace and Amazon. Charles is a SAG/AFTRA actor with IMDb credits. Other education: a BS in biology and a California teaching credential in English. He taught high school English and ESL for twelve years and lives in Sunny Southern California with his lovely Chinese wife. When not writing, Charles plays golf and tennis, takes long fitness walks and bike rides along the beach, rides his Vespa scooter and spends fun times with his wife and amazing grandchildren at the Disneyland resort."

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