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Gut Reaction

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 best: 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. 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. From Newbery Honor author Kirby Larson and her daughter, debut author Quinn Wyatt — whose own experience with chronic illness inspired the book — comes a poignant, sometimes silly, and always moving story of coming to grips with grief and finding the sweet filling inside every treat.

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"A scary, mortifying bathroom emergency leads to a diagnosis of Crohn’s disease, which Tess cannot bear to reveal to her friends... [but n]ew friend Elly reminds Tess, 'The thing is, everyone has something wonky, right?... You can’t be human without being messed up in some way.' The book’s message is clear: It takes courage to reveal your weaknesses, and it takes kindness to accept them in others.... A compassionate exploration of living with chronic illness." — Kirkus Reviews

Product Details

Recommended Age 9 - 12
Author Kirby Larson, Quinn Wyatt
ISBN 1338893130
Publication Date Mar 5, 2024
Publisher Scholastic Press
Language English