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Starred Review on July 1, 2017 | Middle Grade
Gr 5–8—David meant to bid $20, not $2,000, on the half-eaten hot dog of his favorite competitive eater. But it happened, and he won, and he sort of used his mom's credit card to place the bid. To make up the money, David realizes it's time to turn his interest into cash and compete in a local pizza eating contest. He can eat an entire pizza in under five minutes, but he'll have to train to do better than that and wi...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
Horn Book Magazine
Reviewed on September 1, 2017
When David accidentally bids $2,000 instead of $20 on a "historic half hot dog" online with his mother's credit card, he knows he's dead meat. In a panic, he formulates a plan: enter competitive eating contests and use his winnings to pay his mother back, ideally before she finds out about the charge. Indulging in his particular talent distracts him from life at home; eating astoundingly large quantities of food in impossibly short time spans is obviously not quite...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
Horn Book Magazine
Reviewed on March 1, 2018
When David accidentally bids $2,000 instead of $20 on a "historic half hot dog" online with his mother's credit card, he knows he's dead meat. In a panic, he formulates a plan: enter competitive eating contests and use his winnings to pay his mother back, ideally before she finds out about the charge. Indulging in his particular talent distracts him from life at home; eating astoundingly large quantities of food in impossibly short time spans is obviously not quite...Log In or Sign Up to Read More