Eliza Bing Is (Not) a Big, Fat Quitter (Eliza Bing)

by Carmella Van Vleet (Author)

Eliza Bing Is (Not) a Big, Fat Quitter (Eliza Bing)
Reading Level: 4th − 5th Grade
Series: Eliza Bing

Eliza has had many hobbies in her eleven years... and most of them haven't lasted very long.

After she and her friend Tony create a baking business for a class project, Eliza becomes certain that cake decorating is her destiny. Her parents insist that the summer Cakes with Caroline class is too expensive--especially given Eliza's history of quickly losing interest in things. Desperate to show them that she can be diligent, Eliza volunteers to take her brother's unwanted spot in a taekwondo class. At first, she has absolutely no interest in martial arts, and the focus and discipline of taekwondo is a huge challenge for her since she has ADHD. To make things worse, mean girl Madison shows up in class. Eliza is tempted to drop out, but a true martial artist never quits. Can she rise to the challenge?

A 2015 Christopher Award Winner in the Books for Young People Category

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Kirkus

Eliza’s personal growth is full of realistic hopes and challenges that will resonate with many readers.

School Library Journal

Fast moving and humorous . . . feisty Eliza will have readers, especially those with ADHD, rooting for her.

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Carmella Van Vleet

Carmella Van Vleet is a former teacher and the award-winning author of nearly two dozen books for kids and adults. She is the author of Explore Ancient Rome, Robotics, and Aviation: Cool Women Who Fly from Nomad Press. She lives in Ohio.
Website: carmellavanvleet.com


Micah Rauch is a freelance graphic designer and illustrator from the beautiful state of Montana. He received a BFA in graphic design from Montana State University in Bozeman, Montana and has illustrated several books for Nomad Press, including Kitchen Chemistry, Fairground Physics, and Crazy Contraptions.
Website: micahrauch.com
Instagram: instagram.com/micahrauch

Classification
Fiction
ISBN-13
9780823438785
Lexile Measure
600
Guided Reading Level
-
Publisher
Holiday House
Publication date
September 05, 2017
Series
Eliza Bing
BISAC categories
JUV039140 - Juvenile Fiction | Social Themes | Self-Esteem & Self-Reliance
JUV039150 - Juvenile Fiction | Social Themes | Special Needs
JUV014000 - Juvenile Fiction | Girls & Women
JUV032070 - Juvenile Fiction | Sports & Recreation | Martial Arts
Library of Congress categories
Families
Family life
Attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder
Determination (Personality trait)
Tae kwon do
Martial arts
Christopher Award Winner
2015

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