Food Fight

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"A must-read for anyone who has ever fought their own battles with both fitting in and being themselves." Shannon Schuren, author of Where Echoes Lie

Ben Snyder is ready for middle school. But his super picky eating, which has never been a big deal before, is about to take him down. Suddenly everybodys on his case about what hes eating and what hes nothis old friends, his new friends, his weird lab partner, the girl hes crushing on, and a bullyand Ben finds himself in social free fall, sliding toward the bottom of the middle school food chain. Even worse, theres an upcoming three-day class trip to a colonial campsite. Knowing he cant handle the gag-worthy menu, Ben prepares for the outing like its a survival mission. Armed with new and unexpected information about his eating habits that could change everything, he sets out with three tactical goals: impress the girl, outsmart the bully, and avoid every single meal. But when epic hunger threatens to push him over the edge, Ben must decide how far he will go to fit in and if he has the courage to stand out.

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"Food Fight is a heartfelt and hilarious look at life through the eyes of a picky eater. Linda B. Davis portrays Ben's hopes and fears as he learns to navigate middle school while keeping his selective eating disorder a secret from the rest of his class, especially the school bully. A must-read for anyone who has ever fought their own battles with both fitting in and being themselves." --Shannon Schuren, author of Where Echoes Lie

"Davis gives the reader a realistic and sympathetic portrayal of what it is like to be a picky eater in middle school. With a convincing cast of characters, she creates a lively and timely look into the life of a student with ARFID (Avoidant/Restrictive Food Intake Disorder) and the challenges he faces. An important and well-written debut novel." --Joyce Burns Zeiss, author of Out of the Dragon's Mouth

"Linda Davis has a knack for zingy dialogue and depicting multi-faceted sixth-grade characters, but the story behind her book Food Fight goes much deeper. Protagonist Ben suffers from ARFID (Avoidant/Restrictive Food Intake Disorder). Typical middle school fare like pizza and ice cream literally makes him sick, and he uses humor to divert attention away from himself and his eating habits. But keeping his secret strains friendships with his classmates and worse, a hopeful first crush goes haywire. Davis's pacing moves right along and yet never diminishes Ben's emotional journey to self-acceptance, striking a pitch-perfect balance for middle-grade readers." --Kimberly Behre Kenna, author of Artemis Sparke and the Sound Seekers Brigade

"This debut novel pairs a unique subject (selective eating disorder) with a smorgasbord of universal middle grade themes including tolerance, bullying, acceptance, empowerment and self-esteem. Well worth the read!" --Naomi Milliner, author of Super Jake and the King of Chaos

Author Bio

Linda B. Davis has always been curious about why we do the things we do. As a social worker, she became passionate about the need for accurate and accessible mental health information in children's books. She is a member of SCBWI and active in the Chicago writing community. Linda enjoys traveling with her family, gardening, buying more books than she can possibly read, and maintaining her Little Free Library. Food Fight is her first novel.