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School Library Journal
Reviewed on February 1, 2015 | Grades 9 and Up
Gr 9 Up—In this debut novel, Henry is an obese high school student weighing in at 300 pounds. Because of his weight, everyone calls him Biggie, and he has little desire to try to lose the weight. That is, until one day when he is forced to participate in gym class and pitches a perfect game in a Wiffle ball match. The unathletic son of a baseball legend, he's always had little hope of living up to everyone's expectations—until that Wiffle ball game, when he catches a glimpse into his possible future. ...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
Horn Book Magazine
Reviewed on March 1, 2015
High school junior Biggie, the son of a professional baseball player, weighs more than three hundred pounds; he’s a loner who compensates for his lack of real friends in small-town Finch, Iowa, with a vast network of online acquaintances. But when his excused absences fro...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
Horn Book Guide
Reviewed on January 1, 2015
Biggie, son of a professional baseball player, is a three-hundred-pound loner. When his PE absences are exposed as fraudulent,...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
