Will didnt 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 Frenchfliesandmaggot-aroniand fleas. Turns out eating bugs for food is a real thing calledentomophagy. Deciding that means he can use a class project to feed everyone grasshoppers, Will bargains for Eloys help in exchange for helping him with wrestling, but their growing friendship only ticks off Darryl more. Will may have bitten off more than he can chew as crickets, earthworm jerkyeven a scorpionend 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 honorand learns that maybe not all friendships are worth fighting for.

 

 

This book has been graded for interest at 8 years.

There are 272 pages in this book. This book was published in 2019 by Abrams .

Rebecca Petruck worked at Conde Nast in marketing before returning to school to earn an MFA in creative writing. She lives in Creston, North Carolina.