Name: When Zachary Beaver Came to Town

Author: Kimberly Willis Holt
Year: 1999
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Award winners, Young adult, Historical fiction, Fiction, Children

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9780312632120
0312632126
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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