Middle school romance is hard enough, but cannibalism really gets in the way. This humorous look at first crushes and family secrets is sure to be devoured.Ferrell Savage is finally twelve, and finally eligible to compete in The Big Sled Race on Golden Hillthe perfect chance to impress Mary Vittles. Mary is Ferrells best friendand maybe, someday, something more. Except the more Ferrell first finds is more information about his family. It turns out that his great, great, great uncle had an encounter with Marys great, great grandfather. And the encounter was, well, lets just sayedible. Sure, the circumstances were extreme, but some facts might just be romantically indigestible. At least now Ferrell understands why his family is vegan. But even as Ferrell and Mary encounter blackmail, a second sled race, and a particularly enticing bag of beef jerky, Ferrell realizes that he might still have a chance with Mary. If, that is, his family secret doesnt eat them alive.

 

 

This book is aimed at children at US 3rd grade-7th grade.

This book has been graded for interest at 8-12 years.

There are 176 pages in this book. This book was published in 2014 by Simon & Schuster .

J. Duddy Gill eats no meat but consumes lots of Skittles and kale, and often refers to a thesaurus for smarter sounding words. She lives in Denver, Colorado.