Iowa Teen Award
2003 · Young Adult · Nominee
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Nothing ever happens in Toby's small Texas town. Nothing much, that is, until this summer.
This summer, everyone seems to be leaving. Toby's mother leaves home to be a country singer. His best friend Cal's older brother goes off to fight in Vietnam. But their sleepy town is about to get a jolt with the arrival of Zachary Beaver, billed as the fattest boy in the world. Toby is enthralled with him and his tales of the people and places he's known. In fact, Toby realizes, there's more to Zachary than the stories he tells, and he wants to know the boy behind the billing. Toby is in for a summer unlike any other, a summer sure to change his life.
This summer, everyone seems to be leaving. Toby's mother leaves home to be a country singer. His best friend Cal's older brother goes off to fight in Vietnam. But their sleepy town is about to get a jolt with the arrival of Zachary Beaver, billed as the fattest boy in the world. Toby is enthralled with him and his tales of the people and places he's known. In fact, Toby realizes, there's more to Zachary than the stories he tells, and he wants to know the boy behind the billing. Toby is in for a summer unlike any other, a summer sure to change his life.
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Bluebonnet Award
2002 · Children's · Nominee
Rebecca Caudill Young Readers Book Award
2002 · Grades 4-8 · Nominee
Black-Eyed Susan Award
2001 · Grades 6-9 · Nominee
Dorothy Canfield Fisher Children's Book Award
2001 · Children's · Nominee
Georgia Children's Book Award
2001 · Children's Book (Grades 4 - 8) · Nominee
Massachusetts Children's Book Award
2001 · Children's Book · Nominee
National Book Award
1999 · Young People's Literature · Winner
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