Slider
Slider by Pete Hautman, published by Candlewick Press on September 12, 2017, is a middle-grade novel that combines humor and heartfelt moments. The story follows David, a competitive eater with a remarkable ability to devour a sixteen-inch pizza in just over four minutes. Facing the pressure of the Super Pigorino Bowl, the world’s premier pizza-eating contest, David must not only improve his eating skills but also navigate family dynamics, particularly his relationship with his younger brother, Mal, who is neurodiverse.
Readers will find a narrative that explores themes of family, sibling relationships, and the challenges of growing up, all while maintaining a humorous tone. As David trains for the contest and deals with the complexities of his friendships, the book delves into the intricacies of family expectations and personal aspirations. With 278 pages, this edition offers a rich and engaging experience for young readers, blending elements of juvenile fiction with relatable life lessons.
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Competitive eating vies with family expectations in a funny, heartfelt novel for middle-grade readers by National Book Award winner Pete Hautman.
David can eat an entire sixteen-inch pepperoni pizza in four minutes and thirty-six seconds. Not bad. But he knows he can do better. In fact, he’ll have to do better: he’s going to compete in the Super Pigorino Bowl, the world’s greatest pizza-eating contest, and he has to win it, because he borrowed his mom’s credit card and accidentally spent $2,000 on it. So he really needs that prize money. Like, yesterday. As if training to be a competitive eater weren’t enough, he’s also got to keep an eye on his little brother, Mal (who, if the family believed in labels, would be labeled autistic, but they don’t, so they just label him Mal). And don’t even get started on the new weirdness going on between his two best friends, Cyn and HeyMan. Master talent Pete Hautman has cooked up a rich narrative shot through with equal parts humor and tenderness, and the result is a middle-grade novel too delicious to put down.
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