Fat kid rules the world

Pages: 215
Published: 2003
Language: English

Synopsis

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.

How it reads

Hopeful Emotional Thought-Provoking

Coming of Age Found Family Mentor Figure

Prose complexity 4/10

Content warnings (4)

SuicideSelf HarmSubstance AbuseBody Dysmorphia

Genres

Contemporary Literature Humor Music Young Adult

Characters

Sergeant TroyProtagonist

All characters in Fat kid rules the world

Subjects

Drug abuse Friendship Interpersonal relations Musicians New York New York (N.Y.)New York (State)Obesity Suicidal behavior Suicide Teenagers

Places

New York (N.Y.)New York (State)

Awards

Michael L. Printz Award2004
Pacific Northwest Library Association Young Reader's Choice Award2006

About the author

K. L. GoingChildren's Books · Young Adult