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Big Mouth

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By Deborah Halverson
Publisher Random House Children's Books - (Delacorte Books for Young Readers)
Big Mouth
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FOURTEENYEAROLD SHERMIE THUFF is a Big Guy with a Big Dream to become the most famous competitive eater in the world. But every big dream has to start somewhere, and Shermies determined to start his in the spotlight. If he can take first place in Nathans World Famous International hot dog eating competition, fame will be his. The catch? The current record is 5312 hot dogs and buns in 12 minutes. Shermies personal best? Seven. Clearly, Shermie has some training to do. . . . Only, no matter how hard he tries, he cant get past nine measly wieners. Then, just when Shermies about to crack under the pressure, he gets his biggest shakeup of all news that the 5312 record holder is an ittybitty, 130pound guy. So Shermie vows to lose his restrictive Fat Belt the only way he knows howwith the help of Gardo, a weightcutting fanatic determined to turn Big Shermie into a lean, mean eatingmachine. From the Trade Paperback edition.

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91204 words91,204 words
352 pages352 pages
Lexile 740LLexile 740L
Published 2008Published 2008

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Book ISBN:

9780385733946

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