When Zachary Beaver Came to TownAuthor :
Paperback
Published : Tuesday 19 July 2011
Description
National Book Award Winner
The red words painted on the trailer caused quite a buzz around town and before an hour was up, half of Antler was standing in line with two dollars clutched in hand to see the fattest boy in the world.
Toby Wilson is having the toughest summer of his life. It's the summer his mother leaves for good; the summer his best friend's brother returns from Vietnam in a coffin. And the summer that Zachary Beaver, the fattest boy in the world, arrives in their sleepy Texas town. While it's a summer filled with heartache of every kind, it's also a summer of new friendships gained and old friendships renewed. And it's Zachary Beaver who turns the town of Antler upside down and leaves everyone, especially Toby, changed forever.
With understated elegance, Kimberly Willis Holt tells a compelling coming-of-age story about a thirteen-year-old boy struggling to find himself in an imperfect world. At turns passionate and humorous, this extraordinary novel deals sensitively and candidly with obesity, war, and the true power of friendship.
When Zachary Beaver Came to Town is the winner of the 1999 National Book Award for Young People's Literature. This title has Common Core connections.
You may also like ...
by
Hardback
07 Sep 2023
Childrens / Teenage fiction: General, modern and contemporary fiction
€15.20
Extended stock – Dispatch 5-7 days
by
Paperback
09 Aug 2022
Childrens / Teenage fiction and true stories
€16.37
Extended stock – Dispatch 5-7 days
by
Hardback
12 Jan 2021
Childrens / Teenage fiction and true stories
€19.88
Extended stock – Dispatch 5-7 days
by
Hardback
01 May 2019
Childrens / Teenage fiction: Family and home stories
€15.20
Extended stock – Dispatch 5-7 days
Reviews