One in four students is bullied every day. Fourteen-year-old Charlie has suffered repeatedly from other kids making fun of him. Add to that the fact that he lives in a dysfunctional family with an alcoholic father who constantly berates him, and it makes for a life of low self-worth. So he decides to escape his misery by running away. Thinking that it will solve all of his problems, he embarks on a journey of self-discovery in the small town of Tanner, while learning life-changing, soul-searching lessons from the residents.

Author Biography

Thomas A. Russell is a former editor of a national magazine and free-lance writer for several magazines. He has written a dramatic heartfelt and impactful book, "Finding Your True North: A Bullied Teen's Journey of Hope," depicting a life of an oppressed teen who grows weary of being bullied all the time. Running away to an unfamiliar town, the teen discovers many life-altering events from the townspeople that will directly affect how he lives his life. Being exposed to these five core values, sacrifice, integrity, responsibility, respect and courage, he grows self confidence.