Mightywaybooks Presents: Kids and Kindness - Encouraging stories for children 8-13.

Last week, we learned that once Mrs. Kelso sent Leon to Principal Todd's office, he knew he was in big trouble. Feeling bad about what he'd done to embarrass Autumn, Leon accepted whatever punishment was waiting for him. He knew he deserved it.

In our last episode, Leon learned an important lesson - sometimes words can hurt. When he thought he had finally found a way to get rid of Autumn by telling one of his jokes, Leon quickly realized what resulted was so much more that he had intended.

Last week, Leon decided to let Mrs. Kelso know he was ready to take hi studies seriously. Unfortunately, his news was interrupted by the arrival of a new student named Autumn. Though he decided to show his intelligence by doing an exceptional job on a math assignment. That idea also failed when a classmate accused him of cheating. Leon knew his attempt to change his ways had failed, but he also knew he would have to keep trying.

In Chapter 4, Derrick told Leon he was a cheater because he didn't want anyone to know how smart he was. This was the moment Leon remembered how Pop had talked about him going to college and how Mrs. Kelso had been so impressed with his poem. Leon decided it was time to come clean.

This week, we will have an encore presentation of Leon's Share which is Book 1 in The Young Conquerors Series.