Reprinted by arrangement with Henry Holt and Company, May 2003.
NOTE
Accelerated Reader UG 4.5 6 34759
Summary
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.
Audience
700L Lexile
Ages 10 to 14.
Awards
National Book Award winner for Young People's Literature, 1999.
