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Fat kid rules the world /

Seventeen-year-old Troy, depressed, suicidal, and weighing nearly 300 pounds, gets a new perspective on life when a homeless teenager who is a genius on guitar wants Troy to be the drummer in his rock band.

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Going, K. L. (Kelly L.)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: New York : G.P. Putnam's Sons, [2003]
Subjects:
Obesity > Fiction.
Musicians > Fiction.
Interpersonal relations > Fiction.
Drug abuse > Fiction.
Suicide > Fiction.
New York (N.Y.) > Fiction.
Description
Summary:Seventeen-year-old Troy, depressed, suicidal, and weighing nearly 300 pounds, gets a new perspective on life when a homeless teenager who is a genius on guitar wants Troy to be the drummer in his rock band.
Physical Description:187 pages ; 22 cm.
Awards:American Library Association-YA, 2004.
Michael L. Printz Honor for Excellence in Young Adult Literature, 2004.
Booklist Editors' Choice/Books for Youth, 2003.
School Library Journal Best Books, 2003.
ISBN:0399239901