{"product_id":"boy-bites-bug-9781419734816","title":"Boy Bites Bug","description":"\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 \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\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eRebecca Petruck \u003c\/b\u003eworked at Cond? Nast in marketing before returning to school to earn an MFA in creative writing. She lives in Creston, North Carolina. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Amulet Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51213337690386,"sku":"9781419734816","price":7.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_21c21324-5d29-40cf-ad44-e2ed59f2d0bc.jpg?v=1745365880","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/boy-bites-bug-9781419734816","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}