{"product_id":"fat-kid-rules-the-world-paperback","title":"Fat Kid Rules the World - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eK. L. Going\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA Michael L. Printz Honor Book\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eTroy Billings is seventeen, 296 pounds, friendless, utterly miserable, and about to step off a New York subway platform in front of an oncoming train. Until he meets Curt MacCrae, an emaciated, semi-homeless, high school dropout guitar genius, the stuff of which Lower East Side punk rock legends are made. Never mind that Troy's dad thinks Curt's a drug addict and Troy's brother thinks Troy's the biggest (literally) loser in Manhattan. Soon, Curt's recruited Troy as his new drummer--even though Troy can't play the drums. Together, Curt and Troy will change the world of punk, and Troy's own life, forever. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"Troy's voice is candid, irreverent, realistic and humorous. [A] wonderful, engrossing tale.\"--SLJ \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eAn ALA BBYA \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eA BCCB Blue Ribbon Book \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eA Booklist Editors' Choice \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAn SLJ Best Book of the Year \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eA Miami Herald Best Book of the Year\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eK. L. Going lives with her family in the Hudson Valley area of New York State. Since graduating from college she has worked as an adult literacy tutor, a ticket agent for a major airline, a front desk clerk at a resort hotel, and an assistant in a Manhattan literary agency. She has lived in Maine, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Louisiana and New York. K.L. is the author of many books, including \u003ci\u003eFat Kid Rules The World\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Liberation of Gabriel King\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eDog in Charge\u003c\/i\u003e. Her first novel, \u003ci\u003eFat Kid Rules the World\u003c\/i\u003e, was a YALSA Michael L. Printz honor book.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 185\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.7 x 8.1 x 5.4 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e November 01, 2004\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \u003cdiv\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAccelerated Reader:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n                \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eQuiz Name:\u003c\/strong\u003e Fat Kid Rules the World\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n                \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eInterest Level:\u003c\/strong\u003e Upper Grades, 9-12\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n                \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eReading Level:\u003c\/strong\u003e 4.7\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n                \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePoint Value:\u003c\/strong\u003e 8\u003c\/div\u003e\n                ","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47461729501362,"sku":"9780142402085","price":10.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0770\/3891\/1666\/files\/0488b6b5df5a0a3faa11ecfd94eb6cdc.webp?v=1778954228","url":"https:\/\/box.dadyminds.org\/products\/fat-kid-rules-the-world-paperback","provider":"DADYMINDS BOX","version":"1.0","type":"link"}