{"product_id":"boy-bites-bug-paperback","title":"Boy Bites Bug - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eRebecca Petruck\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eRebecca Petruck's \u003ci\u003eBoy Bites Bug\u003c\/i\u003e is \"a tale that is funny, perceptive, and topical in more ways than one\" (\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e, Starred Review) when a middle-grade student receives life lessons about bullying and friendships.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Will didn't plan to eat a stinkbug. But when his friend Darryl called new kid Eloy Herrera a racial slur, Will did it as a diversion. Now Will is Bug Boy, and everyone is cracking up inventing insect meals for him, like French \u003ci\u003eflies \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003emaggot\u003c\/i\u003e-aroni \u003ci\u003eand fleas\u003c\/i\u003e. Turns out eating bugs for food is a real thing called \u003ci\u003eentomophagy\u003c\/i\u003e. Deciding that means he can use a class project to feed everyone grasshoppers, Will bargains for Eloy's help in exchange for helping him with wrestling, but their growing friendship only ticks off Darryl more. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Will may have bitten off more than he can chew as crickets, earthworm jerky--even a scorpion--end up on his plate, but insects are the least of his problems. When things between Darryl and Eloy heat up, Will wrestles with questions of loyalty and honor--and learns that maybe not all friendships are worth fighting for. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"The straightforward and uncluttered style will please lovers of the Wimpy Kid series . . . A sure bet for reluctant readers, pranksters, and budding entomophagists (bug-eaters)?\" --\u003ci\u003eSchool Library Journal\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eRebecca Petruck \u003c\/b\u003eworked at Condé Nast in marketing before returning to school to earn an MFA in creative writing. She lives in Creston, North Carolina. \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 272\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.9 x 8.2 x 5.4 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e June 11, 2019\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \n                \u003cdiv\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAccelerated Reader:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n                \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eQuiz Name:\u003c\/strong\u003e Boy Bites Bug\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n                \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eInterest Level:\u003c\/strong\u003e Middle Grades, 4-8\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n                \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eReading Level:\u003c\/strong\u003e 5.6\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n                \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePoint Value:\u003c\/strong\u003e 8\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n            ","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53096744419552,"sku":"9781419734816","price":11.19,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0811\/5909\/4496\/files\/5l6i417GqF9781419734816.webp?v=1781678727","url":"https:\/\/improvedinc.myshopify.com\/products\/boy-bites-bug-paperback","provider":"Improved Improper Input Inc.","version":"1.0","type":"link"}