Eliza Bing is (Not) a Big, Fat Quitter

Written by Carmella Van Vleet

Part of the Eliza Bing series

Can Eliza conquer taekwondo's challenges and prove her dedication?

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176 pages· 34,078 words· Est. 4.5 hour read· 600L

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Eliza's latest passion is cake decorating, but her parents doubt her commitment. To prove them wrong, she takes on taekwondo, a daunting task for someone with ADHD. Facing discipline struggles and a mean classmate, Eliza must decide if she can truly embrace the martial artist's spirit. Will she rise to the challenge or let her doubts win?

From the publisher

Eliza has had many hobbies in her eleven years… and most of them haven’t lasted very long. After she and her friend Tony create a baking business for a class project, Eliza becomes certain that cake decorating is her destiny. Her parents insist that the summer Cakes with Caroline class is too expensive–especially given Eliza’s history of quickly losing interest in things. Desperate to show them that she can be diligent, Eliza volunteers to take her brother’s unwanted spot in a taekwondo class. At first, she has absolutely no interest in martial arts, and the focus and discipline of taekwondo is a huge challenge for her since she has ADHD. To make things worse, mean girl Madison shows up in class. Eliza is tempted to drop out, but a true martial artist never quits. Can she rise to the challenge? A 2015 Christopher Award Winner in the Books for Young People Category

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