Gut reaction
Author Kirby Larson, and her daughter, debut author, Quinn Wyatt, pen this story that explores what living with a chronic illness is like. Tess Medina is still dealing with the loss of her father when she starts at a new school. One way she is still able to feel close to him is by doing what she doe...
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| Format: | Books Print Book |
| Language: | English |
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New York :
Scholastic Press,
2024.
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| Edition: | First edition. |
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| Summary: | Author Kirby Larson, and her daughter, debut author, Quinn Wyatt, pen this story that explores what living with a chronic illness is like. Tess Medina is still dealing with the loss of her father when she starts at a new school. One way she is still able to feel close to him is by doing what she does -- baking. He taught her everything she knows. But when tasting her creations causes a deep stabbing pain in her abdomen, she tries to power through and be strong in the same way she powers through her emotional pain. She doesn't mind too much--she's okay with sharing her baked goods at school in the hopes of making new friends. Lucky for Tess, her baking skills attract the right kind of attention, and she assembles a ragtag team to help her taste her new and classic creations in preparation for the Jubilee Flour Junior Baker West Coast competition. This is a chance to redeem herself and prove that she's a star baker. Above all, Tess is desperate to win first place and make her dad proud. But leading up to the competition, Tess's pain gets worse and worse, and, soon, she finds that she's avoiding so many foods that she's barely eating. When the physical pain becomes too great, Tess will be forced to confront everything she has been trying so desperately to hide. |
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| Physical Description: | 253 pages ; 22 cm |
| Audience: | Ages 7-11. Grades 4-6. |
| ISBN: | 9781338893137 1338893130 |
| Author Notes: | A snippet of a family story transformed Kirby Larson from history-phobe to history fanatic; her debut historical novel, Hattie Big Sky , earned a Newbery Honor. She's pursued her passion for historical fiction with titles such as Hattie Ever After , Duke , Dash , Liberty , and Code Word Courage and combined her love for both history and mystery in Audacity Jones to the Rescue , and Audacity Jones Steals the Show . Ironically, the next two books for this history lover are contemporary fiction, including the second title in the Shermy and Shake series, Shermy and Shake: The Not-So-Nice Neighbor , and Gut Reaction , which is co-written with her daughter Quinn Wyatt. Kirby lives in Kenmore Washington with her husband Neil and very naughty dog Raleigh. Quinn Wyatt lives in Kenmore, Washington, with her two wonderful daughters, fabulous husband, and so-so dog. She loves to grow things in her garden, learn new crafting techniques, volunteer at her kids' school, and bake yummy things (especially with chocolate). She has lived with Crohn's for most of her life and is encouraged by all the progress that has been made over the years in the treatment of Inflammatory Bowel Diseases. |
