Leticia Soto

Gideon and Lucia Befriend a Bully Leticia Soto

Tommy loves spending weekends with Titi, his beloved aunt. While waiting for the cousins, Gideon and Lucia, for a trip to the movies, Tommy asks Titi about bullies. As usual, Tommy goes into pretend mode and acts out a scene fighting a giant bully Titi just told him about. When Gideon and Lucia arrive and find out what Tommy and Titi were talking about, they share with them a real story about a real-life bully and how they befriended that bully.
Leticia Soto is an author, educator, certified coach, and the church planter of Brick City Church in Newark, NJ. Letty has extensive experience working with children, youth, young adults in religious and non-profit organizations. Her most recent endeavor is her second book, Gideon & Lucia Befriend a Bully in the children's book series Biblical Lessons for the Tiny Theologian. Letty has been a minister for over two decades and currently forms part of the Curriculum Committee for SED's Department of Education. During her leisure, she directs BeAttitudes Drama Group which she founded. Leticia has a diverse academic background that collectively has helped her form her creativity as a storyteller. She earned a B. A. from Fordham University double majoring in Theatre and Drama, and Media Studies with a concentration in Filmmaking, a M. A. R. in Urban Ministries from Gordon Conwell Theological Seminary and an M. Ed. in Curriculum and Instruction with concentrations in Bible Literacy and Social Studies from Concordia University. Her goal is to teach the tiny theologians in our lives because children are not the church of tomorrow, they are the church of today.