National Book Award Winner
The deluxe collector's edition of the National Book Award-winning middle-grade novel--now with a foreword by New York Times-bestselling and Newbery Honor author Sheila Turnage, as well as updated Q&A content from Kimberly Willis Holt and other bonus material featuring...
During the summer of 1971 in a small Texas town, thirteen-year-old Toby and his best friend Cal meet the star of a sideshow act, 600-pound Zachary, the fattest boy in the world.
Nothing ever happens in Toby's small Texas town. Nothing much until this summer that's full of big changes.It's tough for Toby when his mother leaves home to be a country singer. Toby takes it hard when his best friend Cal's older brother goes off to fight in Vietnam. Now their...
Nothing ever happens in Toby's small Texas town. Nothing much until this summer that's full of big changes.It's tough for Toby when his mother leaves home to be a country singer. Toby takes it hard when his best friend Cal's older brother goes off to fight in Vietnam. Now their...