Author: Kimberly Willis Holt Year: 1999 Rank: Rating: Original Rating: Pop Rating: Genres/categories: Award winners, Young adult, Historical fiction, Fiction, Children
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ISBNs: 9780312632120 0312632126 |
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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 sleepy town is about to get a jolt with the arrival of Zachary Beaver, billed as the fattest boy in the world. Toby is in for a summer unlike any other, a summer sure to change his life.
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