You should read Slider by Pete Hautman. Slider is about an eighth grade boy named David Miller. He can eat a whole pizza in four minutes thirty six seconds. When he accidentally buys a half eaten hot dog for $2,000 off of his Mom’s credit card. But the half eaten hot dog isn’t any half eaten hot dog, it’s the half hot dog by the famous eater Jooky Garfalo who couldn’t eat that which cost his victory. He needs to earn the money back before his Mom receives the Visa bill. Then, his older sister’s boyfriend, Derek, brings him to an eating contest and the prize is $200! Once David wins, he finds out that that isn’t really the money he needs. Eventually, he finds a pizza eating contests at Pigorino’s Pizza, and the prize is $5,000. Will David win the contest before his Mom finds out about the $2,000? Read Slider by Pete Hautman to find out.

If you liked Slider, I recommend reading How to Steal a Dog by Barbra O’Connor. How to Steal a Dog is about a girl named Georgina. Her family was recently kicked out of their apartment so they have to live in their car. Georgina is desperate to get her family back to an apartment. A missing dog poster sparks an idea for her to ‘borrow’ dogs, so the owners put up wanted posters and offer money as a reward if you find their lost dog… But something happens that Georgina never expects… Will Georgina’s family ever get back to living in an apartment? Read How to Steal a Dog by Barbra O’Connor to find out, and don’t forget to read How to steal a dog by Barbra O’Connor.

  In the book, Soar, by Joan Bauer, the story is about a young boy named Jeremiah who was found when the doctors think he was three months old. He was found in a coffee room in a Computer Laboratory with an eagle stuffed animal. Since it was Walt’s turn to make the coffee,  he found him, and eventually, after some work, became his foster parent. Jeremiah has always loved watching and playing baseball, until one day they find out his heart has problems. He had to get a heart transplant when he was ten years old, and named his new heart Alice. Not being able to run, he can’t play baseball anymore. Suddenly, they temporarily move to Hillcrest, Ohio where baseball is loved. The Hornets are the Hillcrest team, and they aren’t fond of losing, because of their star player, Hargie. When a devastating accident threatens the whole town’s love of baseball, Jeremiah wants to make the town love baseball again by doing something no one would expect him to do, all in order to restore Hillcrest’s love for baseball. Will his idea be able to save Hillcrest’s love for baseball?

    If you liked Soar by Joan Bauer, you may like The Distance to Home by Jenn Bishop. The Distance to Home is about a star pitcher for the Panthers baseball team. That was before Quinnen lost her older sister. After that, she stopped playing baseball. Will Quinnen ever get back into baseball? Read The Distance to Home by Jenn Bishop and Soar by Joan Bauer.