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    Jumping for Junk Food
    Jumping for Junk Food
    Jumping for Junk Food
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    Jumping for Junk Food

    By John Sazaklis and Lee Robinson

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    When Billy Burgers gets a bad report at the doctor, his mom starts pushing fruits and veggies and cutting out the junk food. Delirious from his cravings, Billy swipes a bag of chips from the school cafeteria and devours them. When he realizes his mistake, he rushes to pay, but it's too late. He's sent to the principal's office for stealing. Can Billy make up for his poor judgement? Can he live life with less junk food and more movement? Can he become Billy Burger, Model Citizen?!
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherCapstone Young Readers
    Release dateJan 1, 2016
    ISBN9781496532817
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    John Sazaklis

    John Sazaklis spent part of life working in a family coffee shop, the House of Donuts. The other part, he spent drawing and writing stories. He has illustrated Spider-Man books and written Batman books for HarperCollins. He has also created toys used in MAD Magazine.

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      Book preview

      Jumping for Junk Food - John Sazaklis

      Hey, what’s up? My name is

      BILLY BURGER.

      Nice to meet you! If you’re reading this, you have good taste in books. Now that I know something about you, how about I tell you something about me?

      I live with my family in a medium-sized house, in a little town called Hicksville, in the big state of New York. Our medium-sized house got much smaller the same time my family got a little bigger—when my baby sister, Ruby, was born. She’s kind of cute… if you like stinky, smelly, noisemakers!

      My parents both work at the Hicksville Police Department. Pretty cool, huh? Dad is a detective. Mom is a criminal psychologist. Together, they solve mysteries and catch troublemakers. Now that I think about it, that isn’t much different than taking care of me!

      But I wouldn’t call myself a troublemaker, exactly. I prefer the term adventurer. I’m always looking for interesting things to do or discover because I get bored easily. I think it’s because I have an overactive imagination.

      (Want to know what’s more overactive than my imagination? My appetite! I love to eat, and sometimes I think about that more than anything else. Seriously. I’ll try anything… twice!)

      I usually don’t go on adventures alone. My partner in crime is also my best friend, Teddy. He lives a few houses down from me on the same block. I’m always trying to think of fun things for us to do together!

      When I get an idea, it is usually awesomely epic. Unfortunately, my ideas don’t always go as planned, and that’s when I get in trouble.

      But I’m working on that.

      I’m working on being a better person, a better student, a better everything. Just like my grandpa, William Burger—the Hero of Hicksville. He’s sort of a legend in our town. He did good deeds and inspired others to do the same.

      I’m going to become

      Billy Burger: Model Citizen!

      1

      T.G.I.F.

      "FINALLY! It’s Friday! We’re free!" I shout. I run down the sidewalk, enjoying the sunny afternoon.

      The bus driver just dropped off Teddy and me at our bus stop. Our stop is only a block away from where I live, and Teddy is staying with me until his parents get home.

      Our awesomely epic weekend awaits! I say.

      I’ll race you to your house, Teddy says. Last one there has to do the other’s homework!

      Say what?!

      There is no way I’m doing more homework than I have to.

      You’re on! I shout and run as fast as I can.

      Teddy picks up steam and catches up to me.

      Then he passes me as quick as a flash.

      Suddenly my side aches, so I stop to catch my breath. I’m not even thinking about the extra homework right now, I’m just trying not to throw up.

      OOF, I pant, plopping down on Old Man Withers’ front yard.

      I fall on my back, but my schoolbag is so bulky that I tip over onto my side.

      Teddy circles back around. Are you okay, man? he asks.

      Yeah, I wheeze. Must be… my heavy… backpack. I try to wriggle out of it, but I’m stuck.

      You remind me of a beached whale. Teddy laughs.

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