Eliza Bing is (Not) a Big, Fat Quitter [Paperback]

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 Eliza's personal growth is full of realistic hopes and challenges that will resonate with many readers. —Kirkus Reviews
 
Narrated by Eliza in conversational prose, this engaging read features abundant tae kwon do details and a likable, lively, realistically drawn protagonist whose strengths, successes, and challenges, including coping with ADHD, are sympathetically and supportively depicted. —Booklist
 
Lively dialogue, quick moving snippet-style chapters, and believable family interactions give this story additional kick. —Publishers Weekly
 
Readers will cheer as, much to her surprise, sympathetic Eliza finds focus and success in martial arts. —The Horn Book
 
Fast moving and humorous . . . feisty Eliza will have readers, especially those with ADHD, rooting for her. —School Library JournalCarmella Van Vleet is a former kindergarten teacher and the author of eight hands-on science and history books for childrlÓ#