About the Author
Erin Fry has a couple of things she loves: writing books, teaching kids, hiking up mountains, and weather. (That last one drives her family a little crazy.)
For seventeen years, Erin has taught sixth grade English and Ancient History at a middle school in southern California, where she also coaches cross country. Coaching inspired her to write her first book, LOSING IT, and has taught her a lot about perseverance, shin splints, and just how loud middle schoolers get on a bus.
Erin has three books for young readers—LOSING IT, SECRETS OF THE BOOK, and UNDERCOVER CHEFS—and one book for teens, THE BENEFACTOR. She also writes curriculum for her books which you can find on her website.
Erin loves to hike with her husband and three kids, and counts summiting Mt. Whitney—the tallest peak in the continental United States—among the coolest (and craziest) adventures of her life.
And if you want to know if there are any major storms happening anywhere in the world, just email her. She probably knows and would love to talk about it!
For seventeen years, Erin has taught sixth grade English and Ancient History at a middle school in southern California, where she also coaches cross country. Coaching inspired her to write her first book, LOSING IT, and has taught her a lot about perseverance, shin splints, and just how loud middle schoolers get on a bus.
Erin has three books for young readers—LOSING IT, SECRETS OF THE BOOK, and UNDERCOVER CHEFS—and one book for teens, THE BENEFACTOR. She also writes curriculum for her books which you can find on her website.
Erin loves to hike with her husband and three kids, and counts summiting Mt. Whitney—the tallest peak in the continental United States—among the coolest (and craziest) adventures of her life.
And if you want to know if there are any major storms happening anywhere in the world, just email her. She probably knows and would love to talk about it!
About the Book
My son, Jake, decided he wanted to be a chef when he was five. He would have to climb on a stool to reach the counter, but he had better knife skills at age seven than most adults do. When he was in middle school, he was chosen to be the captain of a team in charge of making two hundred cupcakes for a contest that was being sponsored by a local bakery. My poor son worked tirelessly, but his Heath-It-Up cupcakes--while delicious--were kid-made and kid-decorated and could not stack up against the others in the room.
He lost.
But the owner of the bakery was impressed with how good his cupcake tasted. She invited him to her store where she gave him cupcake frosting lessons AND replicated his cupcake, which became a best-seller for the month of February.
His experience inspired this book and the contest that Jane, Isaac, and J.C. enter. Their cupcake is very similar to Jake's.
Today Jake works in a restaurant and is going to college where he is majoring in Hospitality Management. He hopes to be a chef and plans to open his OWN restaurant. I can only hope that his Heath-It-Up cupcakes might be on the menu.
He lost.
But the owner of the bakery was impressed with how good his cupcake tasted. She invited him to her store where she gave him cupcake frosting lessons AND replicated his cupcake, which became a best-seller for the month of February.
His experience inspired this book and the contest that Jane, Isaac, and J.C. enter. Their cupcake is very similar to Jake's.
Today Jake works in a restaurant and is going to college where he is majoring in Hospitality Management. He hopes to be a chef and plans to open his OWN restaurant. I can only hope that his Heath-It-Up cupcakes might be on the menu.