Fat Kid Rules the World

If you like Wintergirls by Laurie Halse Anderson or if you are a Chris Crutcher fan, Fat Kid Rules the World is your book.  K.L. Going writes a very powerful novel about the power of friendship in the midst of crisis.  Troy is the fat kid that everyone pretends isn’t ther.  Heck…sometimes even Troy pretends to fade. But when he meets up with the high school music legend Curt MacCrae, his whole life shifts with a different perspective.  All of a sudden, Troy wants to be good at something. He wants to play drums.  But being friends with Curt isn’t easy.  Troy is pretty sure that Curt steals drugs and money from his parents.  But Troy likes the feeling of having friends and a purpose.  In Troy’s journey of self-discovery, Curt learns a little about himself too.

This book held me captivated from page one.  I had started it before I had to hit the road on my vacation and found that every time I stopped to buy gas or get a soda, my stops got longer and more frequent til I finally admitted to myself that I just needed to stop driving and read!  (Fortunately, I was traveling alone and no one was expecting me…) So I holed up at a greasy spoon and dug in.  The writing in this book was fluid, funny, sharp and heart-wrenching.  More than once I found myself tearing up.  I highly recommend this book to all those kids looking for a story that seems like it might not end right…Because who are we to say what is right?

Check out her website at:  http://www.klgoing.com/

Undone by Brooke Taylor »« Hush, Hush by Becca Fitzpatrick