When Zachary Beaver came to town

Title:

Personal Author EPSB:

Summary:

During the summer of 1971 in a small Texas town, thirteen-year-old Toby and his best friend Cal meet the star of a sideshow act, 600-pound Zachary, the fattest boy in the world.

Year Published:

2001,

1999

Physical Description:

227 p. ; 20 cm.

Note:

Originally published: New York : Henry Holt & Co., c1999.

"A Yearling book."

Reading Grade level:

5.0.

Grade Interest level:

7-10

Program Information:

Accelerated Reader AR UG 4.5 6.0 34759

Accelerated Reader UG 4.5 6.0 34759

Awards:

National Book Award.

Subject:

Overweight persons -- Fiction.

Best friends -- Fiction.

Friendship -- Fiction.

City and town life -- Texas -- Fiction.

Obesity -- Fiction.

City and town life -- Fiction.

Geographic Term:

Texas -- Fiction.

Curriculum Objective:

Writing -- Grade 5 -- Word Choice. local

ISBN:

9780440229049

Publisher:

New York, N.Y. : Dell Yearling, [2001], c1999.

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Summary:

During the summer of 1971 in a small Texas town, thirteen-year-old Toby and his best friend Cal meet the star of a sideshow act, 600-pound Zachary, the fattest boy in the world.