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Competitive eating vies with family expectations in a funny, heartfelt novel for middle-grade readers by National Book Award winner Pete Hautman.

David can eat an entire sixteen-inch pepperoni pizza in four minutes and thirty-six seconds. Not bad. But he knows he can do better. In fact, he’ll have to do better: he’s going to compete in the Super Pigorino Bowl, the world’s greatest pizza-eating contest, and he has to win it, because he borrowed his mom’s credit card and accidentally spent $2,000 on it. So he really needs that prize money. Like, yesterday. As if training to be a competitive eater weren’t enough, he’s also got to keep an eye on his little brother, Mal (who, if the family believed in labels, would be labeled autistic, but they don’t, so they just label him Mal). And don’t even get started on the new weirdness going on between his two best friends, Cyn and HeyMan. Master talent Pete Hautman has cooked up a rich narrative shot through with equal parts humor and tenderness, and the result is a middle-grade novel too delicious to put down.

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288 pages
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Candlewick
Publication date

April 23, 2019
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1536204323
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978-1536204322
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pizza; eating competition; family; siblings; autism; middle grade; funny; coming of age; growing up

"Jack-of-all-genres Hautman turns to the mouthwatering, madcap world of competitive eating...With crystalline prose, delectable detail, rip-roaring humor, and larger-than-life characters, Hautman gracefully examines what it means to be a friend, a family member, and, through it all, a kid trying to do the right thing. Readers will race to devour it, but like Papa Pigorino’s colossal BDT pizzas, this infectious tale is a thing to be savored."—Booklist (starred review)

middle grade; middle grade fantasy; science; nature; mystery; secrets; family; friendship; loss

"An intensely atmospheric ghost story and elegy for a vanished world: spellbinding." —Kirkus Reviews (starred review)

Religious; Social Issues; Dystopian; YA; young adult; Apocalypse; cult; teen fiction; teen books

"Thought-provoking and quietly captivating." —Booklist (starred review)

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Jack-of-all-genres Hautman turns to the mouthwatering, madcap world of competitive eating...With crystalline prose, delectable detail, rip-roaring humor, and larger-than-life characters, Hautman gracefully examines what it means to be a friend, a family member, and, through it all, a kid trying to do the right thing. Readers will race to devour it, but like Papa Pigorino’s colossal BDT pizzas, this infectious tale is a thing to be savored.
—Booklist (starred review)

This novel is laugh-out-loud funny and genuinely sweet. Though the premise of scarfing down pizzas seems silly, this is ultimately a meaningful book with insight into having a sibling with special needs and the general ups and downs that come with being a teenager. A fantastically funny, relatable book that will be an easy sell and a rewarding read for most middle graders.
—School Library Journal (starred review)

Hautman (Eden West) is both funny and uplifting in this good-natured story of incoming high school freshman David Miller, whose chief talent is the ability to eat an entire pizza in under five minutes...Hautman offers lots of great takeaways about loyalty, friendship, and perseverance, wrapped in a wholly enjoyable story about a kid who, in the end, just loves to eat pizza.
—Publishers Weekly (starred review)

The first-person narrative explores the two brothers’ relationship in a nuanced way...David becomes more attuned to Mal’s perspective and ways of communicating.
—The Horn Book

...the book could be used in group or classroom reads as it could foster good discussion questions.
—School Library Connection

Family relationships and buddy support are authentically drawn, and the bones of the plot are sturdy...the resolution is satisfying and readers will come away thoroughly entertained. Even if they take a pass on pizza and burgers for a couple of days.
—Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books

Winning views of a family pulling together, of young people stumbling into adolescence, and of an entertaining if controversial pursuit, "reverse-eating events" and all.
—Kirkus Reviews

Only an author as talented as Hautman could juxtapose eating contests with caring for an autistic 10-year-old.
—Pioneer Press

Let’s turn now to the year’s two most refreshing narrators, David Alan Miller and Shane Burcaw. David is an eighth-grader with an amazing talent for competitive eating and the fictional hero of Pete Hautman’s heartfelt middle-grade novel “Slider” (Candlewick)…David isn’t a character you meet every day.
—The Wall Street Journal

About the Author

Pete Hautman is the author of many books for young adults and adults, including the National Book Award–winning Godless, the Klaatu Diskos trilogy, and Eden West. Pete Hautman divides his time between Wisconsin and Minnesota.

Product details

Publisher ‏ : ‎ Candlewick; Reprint edition (April 23, 2019)
Language ‏ : ‎ English
Paperback ‏ : ‎ 288 pages
ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 1536204323
ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-1536204322
Reading age ‏ : ‎ 9 - 13 years, from customers
Lexile measure ‏ : ‎ 660L
Grade level ‏ : ‎ 5 - 9
Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 9.2 ounces
Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 5.5 x 0.74 x 8.25 inches

Best Sellers Rank: #79,005 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
- #129 in Children's Books on Disabilities
- #407 in Children's Siblings Books (Books)
- #2,091 in Children's Humor

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Okay, here's some miscellaneous personal info. I'll try to be as brief as possible. I was born in 1952 in Berkeley, California, or so I am told (I don't really remember). At age five I moved to St. Louis Park, Minnesota and eventually graduated honor-free from St. Louis Park High School. (This is so tedious. Why do you keep reading?) For the next seven years I attended the Minneapolis College of Art and Design and the University of Minnesota. Contrary to recent news reports, I did not graduate from either institution. After college I worked various jobs for which I was ill-suited, including sign painter, graphic artist, marketing executive, pineapple slicer, etc. Eventually, having exhausted other options, I decided to write a book. My first novel, Drawing Dead, was published in 1993. Since then I’ve written thirty or so books, and won awards for a few of them. Today, I live with mystery writer and poet Mary Logue in Golden Valley, Minnesota and Stockholm, Wisconsin. We have two small dogs (are you still reading?) named Gaston and Baudelaire (Bodie). I have four brothers and two sisters, my favorite color is clear, and I like mushrooms. There you have it. Half a century compressed into a few sentences. Feel free to copy and paste for your book report, but don't tell anybody I suggested it. Need to know more? Check out the FAQs page on my website at http://www.petehautman.com.

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Amanda Sass-Henke

A lovable teenager with a passion for eating contests and occasional bad choices, David is easy for adolescents and those ...

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Fans of Gordon Korman will be drawn to Hautman's character of David. A lovable teenager with a passion for eating contests and occasional bad choices, David is easy for adolescents and those who love them to relate to. Even better, though, is the creation of David's family, including his brother Mal and sister Bridgette, who add depth to David's character through their relationship with him. As a librarian, I would recommend this to any student craving a realistic fiction story about a well-rounded character who faces challenges in a somewhat humorous story line. It is a great match for the middle grade crowd.

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I got this book for my son (Grade 4) and it was a fun read for him. He felt the author’s satire writing style was refreshing and wanted to read Slider part 2.

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Melanie J. Dulaney

Great realistic fiction for middle grades

Reviewed in the United States on November 12, 2017

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Solid choice for the 2018-2019 Texas Bluebonnet book list! Professional reviews placed this book slightly above the fourth graders that make up one half of my library’s population in a very conservative district so a preview read was required before purchasing and promoting. I am happy to report that the book’s content was not only engaging, but perfectly appropriate for 4th graders, despite the fact that the main character and his friends will be entering high school at summer’s end. David is a young man facing life filled with circumstances universal to many: a heavy case of middle kid “invisibleness,” changing dynamics between long time friends, family drama, a special needs brother, and a major mistake that needs a fast and expensive fix. All this couched in the world of competing eating! Pete Hautman creates completely likeable characters who struggle to solve their problems in a way that touches the heart and leaves the reader satisfied. Not every situation has a fairy tale solution but that will make the ending all the more appealing to my readers who already understand that life is never perfect but who need the hope that everything will be OK anyway. I highly recommend this book to readers 4th grade and up but recognize that the length may be off-putting to some of the elementary aged students.

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Christina

Great Read for Kids and Adults

Reviewed in the United States on October 7, 2022

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Really enjoyed reading this story with my 13 year old son.

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Anna Lilian

Great book

Reviewed in the United States on August 6, 2019

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I read this book with my 12 year old son and we loved it! The characters were so fun and the story was engaging. We also loved the story behind his autistic brother. What a great read!

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Tawnya Meyer

Funny, easy read!

Reviewed in the United States on August 3, 2021

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My 10 year old son loved this book! Easy read, and he said it was funny.

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Anne

good book for a 7th grader

Reviewed in the United States on January 6, 2022

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good book had to buy to replace the one my son lost from school

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Afoma

Fun book about competitive eating also tackles serious issues

Reviewed in the United States on February 1, 2021

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Slider is an engaging, funny, true-to-life story about competitive eating, navigating friendship dilemmas, understanding an autistic sibling, and finding one’s place in their family. David is easy to love and the family dynamics in this story are truly heartwarming. I would totally hand this to anyone looking to read more “boy books.” If you enjoy middle-grade books about food, friendship, or those with thoughtful neurodiversity rep (although not OwnVoices), this is one I would recommend.

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