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Title: Fat Kid Rules the World by K.L. Going ISBN: 0-399-23990-1 Publisher: Putnam Publishing Group Pub. Date: 01 June, 2003 Format: Hardcover Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $17.99 |
Average Customer Rating: 4.5 (18 reviews)
Rating: 5
Summary: 2004 Honor Book? Yes it is
Comment: This book is recommended by the Young Adult Library Services Association and was an Honor Book for the 2004 Michael L. Printz Award for Excellence in Young Adult Literature.
Having said all that I would enthusiastically recommend this book to adults and young adults. I listened to the unabridged audio cassette version. Yes, there is some profanity but it is not gratuitous and it is used for effect.
This story is about two addicted boys who find each other and try to redeem each other. The path to redemption is not easy and paved with resistance by each of them to the other's attempts. It is an awkward alliance. Troy, the Fat Kid, is saved by Curt, the skinny rock legend, who has a predilection for prescription meds. When Troy embraces life and actually loves living he tries to repay the favor for Curt. However, Curt will have no part of it. The plot is craftily told. Lots of surprises. The author did a great job of making the everyday life of "outcast" teenage boys exciting.
The character in the story who stands out is Troy's dad, a former Marine. The author portrays him as the Dad we would all like to have.
One of those books you are sad to see end.
Rating: 5
Summary: K.L. Going Rules
Comment: This peek into the world of punk rock made me feel good about the openness and acceptance of the musicians and fans of this music. The characters are immediately likable (some will even surprise you with how endearing they become!) and I found I truly cared about what happened to them. I'm on my second read - add that to the two times my teenage son has read it! We both loved the book and I'll sure recommend it to my son's friends, as well as my own. There are some powerful lines and phrases that will stay with you even after you've put the book down. Don't miss this one. Fat Kid Rules!
Rating: 5
Summary: Excellent!
Comment: I loved this book! I fell in love with the characters. I actually laughed out loud and cried.
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Title: The First Part Last (Coretta Scott King Author Award Winner) by Angela Johnson ISBN: 0689849222 Publisher: Simon & Schuster Children's Publishing Pub. Date: 01 June, 2003 List Price(USD): $15.95 |
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Title: A Northern Light by Jennifer Donnelly ISBN: 0152167056 Publisher: Harcourt Children's Books Pub. Date: 01 April, 2003 List Price(USD): $17.00 |
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Title: The Earth, My Butt, and Other Big Round Things by Carolyn Mackler ISBN: 0763619582 Publisher: Candlewick Press (MA) Pub. Date: 01 August, 2003 List Price(USD): $15.99 |
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Title: Keesha's House (MICHAEL L PRINTZ HONOR BOOK (AWARDS)) by Helen Frost ISBN: 0374340641 Publisher: Frances Foster Books Pub. Date: 01 April, 2003 List Price(USD): $16.00 |
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Title: Olive's Ocean (NEWBERY HONOR BOOK) by Kevin Henkes ISBN: 0060535431 Publisher: Greenwillow Pub. Date: 12 August, 2003 List Price(USD): $15.99 |
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