Death by Toilet Paper

Fans of How to Survive Middle School will welcome the adventures of a contest-crazed seventh grader who uses his wits and way with words in hopes of winning a big cash prize to help his family avoid eviction.

Dear Royal-T Toilet Paper Company,

You guys make the best toilet paper. I realize that’s a weird thing for a seventh grader to say, but it’s true. I didn’t know how good I had it until the day it was replaced by scratchy (sand)paper.

Good toilet paper was the first thing to go. . . .

Your friend,

Benjamin Epstein

Benjamin is about to lose a whole lot more than good toilet paper. But even with his flair for clever slogans, will he be able to win a cash prize large enough to keep a promise he made to his dad before he died?

Praise for Olivia Bean, Trivia Queen
“This tale will have readers cheering for the resilient, resourceful Olivia.” —Kirkus Reviews, Starred

Praise for How to Survive Middle School
“Gephart maps the hormonal, emotionally torturous terrain of pubescent boyhood with realistic dialogue, well-developed secondary characters and age-appropriate humor and insight.” —Kirkus Reviews, Starred

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Winner of the prestigious Sid Fleischman Humor Award

“Gephart’s novel succeeds completely as a fast-paced, funny, absorbing read.” —Children’s Literature Review

As a child Donna Gephart entered every contest she could find and won everything from savings bonds for college to a check for $1.98 to tickets to a local amusement park. She lives in Florida.