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Fat Kid Rules the World
By Going, K. L.
Publishers Summary:
- ISBN
- 978-0-39923-990-8
- Publisher
- Putnam
REVIEWS
School Library Journal
Reviewed on May 1, 2003
Gr 8-Up The opening lines of this first-person narrative immediately hook readers as they enter the lonely, troubled, self-deprecating world of Troy Billings, a 296-pound 17-year-old who contemplates ending his life by jumping off a New York City subway platform. He is interrupted by Curt MacCrae, a legendary punk-rock guitarist and sometime-student at W. T. Watson High School. When Curt connects with him and "saves his life," Troy is amazed that someone, especially someone as cool as Cur...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
Horn Book Magazine
Reviewed on July 1, 2003
Overweight and friendless, high school senior Troy Billings is standing on the edge of the subway tracks contemplating suicide when a dirty and disheveled young man engages him in conversation and prevents him from taking the plunge. He's Curt MacCrae, a legend at Troy's school for being "the only truly homeless, sometimes student, sometimes dropout, punk rock, artist god among us." For reasons that Troy does not at first understand, Curt invites him to join his band as a drummer, even though Troy has only mini...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
