Introducing ... Milton S.Tipple by Glenda Fountain King

Milton's pre-teen antics cover one school year. His story is light and fast-paced as he begins to understand that he is part of a loving family and group of true friends. When we meet Milton, he is totally self-absorbed; his concerns center on his funny name, food, and impressing other people. At the age of stepping out of childhood, he resents being treated like a child, but takes comfort in that predictability. He nit-picks at his mother’s concern for cleanliness and order. He is embarrassed by his own immaturity and in trying to act older does foolish things without considering the consequences: “mooning” from the back of the school bus; shaving his head; purposely neglecting to tell his parents about Open School Night. He likes Saturday TV cartoons, but thinks his friends would laugh at him if they knew, and he lies and exaggerates to impress them. Milton is jealous of his older, teenage brother Sam, because he is older, successful and admired. He is jealous of his baby sister because she gets so much attention.

Glenda Fountain King is a resident of New York.