Beaten by a Balloon

Sam Appleby wants a sword, but his parents don't believe in violent toys. They try to encourage Sam towards kindly, gentle things like balloons and flowers. Meanwhile the school bully, Hacky Mackie, has a whole arsenal or weapons, and he's planning to use them to catch Buckbounder, the notorious bank robber. But when Sam and Hacky come face-to-face with Buckbounder, Sam finds out there's a lot more bang in a balloon than he ever could have imagined.Mahy, Margaret is the author of 'Beaten by a Balloon', published 2000 under ISBN 9780613284158 and ISBN 0613284151.