| Fat Kid Rules the World Contributor(s): Going, K. L. (Author) |
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ISBN: 0142402087 ISBN-13: 9780142402085 Publisher: Penguin Books OUR PRICE: $9.89 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: November 2004 Annotation: This Michael L. Printz Honor Book and "School Library Journal" Best Book of the Year is an engaging debut--the story of two unlikely friends who meet when a high-school dropout talks a boy out of suicide and who ultimately save each other. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Young Adult Fiction | Performing Arts - Music - Young Adult Fiction | Social Themes - Suicide |
| Dewey: FIC |
| LCCN: 2002067956 |
| Lexile Measure: 700 |
| Physical Information: 0.7" H x 5.4" W x 8.1" (0.50 lbs) 185 pages |
| Themes: - Topical - Friendship - Locality - New York, N.Y. - Geographic Orientation - New York - Cultural Region - Mid-Atlantic - Cultural Region - Northeast U.S. |
| Accelerated Reader Info |
| Quiz #: 68161 Reading Level: 4.7 Interest Level: Upper Grades Point Value: 8.0 |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: A Michael L. Printz Honor Book Troy Billings is seventeen, 296 pounds, friendless, utterly miserable, and about to step off a New York subway platform in front of an oncoming train. Until he meets Curt MacCrae, an emaciated, semi-homeless, high school dropout guitar genius, the stuff of which Lower East Side punk rock legends are made. Never mind that Troy's dad thinks Curt's a drug addict and Troy's brother thinks Troy's the biggest (literally) loser in Manhattan. Soon, Curt's recruited Troy as his new drummer--even though Troy can't play the drums. Together, Curt and Troy will change the world of punk, and Troy's own life, forever. Troy's voice is candid, irreverent, realistic and humorous. A] wonderful, engrossing tale.--SLJ An ALA BBYA A BCCB Blue Ribbon Book A Booklist Editors' Choice An SLJ Best Book of the Year A Miami Herald Best Book of the Year |