Fat Boy vs. the Cheerleaders
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- $11.99
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- $11.99
Publisher Description
From Geoff Herbach, the award-winning author of the hit young adult novels Stupid Fast and Nothing Special, comes a tale that will resonate with fat kids, nerds, dorks, gamers, geeks and teen outcasts of all kinds—an authentically funny story for anyone who has suffered from teasing and bullying at the hands of the high school social hierarchy. And decided to do something about it.
Join a cast of quirky misfits as fat boy Gabe, aka Chunk, goes up against the high school cheerleading team in a battle over control of the school's soda machine. A marching band geek who drowns his dysfunctional family woes in a voracious soda habit, Gabe relishes his role as class clown, fending off harassment from students and teachers with his own brand of irreverent, self-deprecating humor. But when the cheerleading team takes over the funds previously collected by the band, Gabe will not stand for it. Something must be done.
It's geeks versus jocks in an epic battle of the beverages!
Hilarious and poignant, Fat Boy vs. The Cheerleaders will have teen boys and girls alike cheering on this underdog turned unlikely hero. Reluctant readers and fans of Chris Crutcher, K.L. Going, and Andrew Smith's Winger will love Herbach's straightforward writing style and realism. "One of the most real, honest, and still funny male voices to come around in a while" (YALSA).
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Addicted to Code Red Mountain Dew, Gabe Johnson is incensed when he learns that the price of soda at his high school's vending machine has increased dramatically, and that proceeds that were supporting the band are now funding the cheerleading squad. Sixteen and overweight, Gabe is fed up with being a victim. With the help of his grandfather, a health and fitness nut who moved in to help Gabe's father get back on his feet, Gabe struggles through eating well and working out, mourning his favorite foods with touching humor and honesty: "I'll tell you this donuts didn't just disappear. They were on my mind. Like in my mind. So were sandwiches." While plotting to save the band and its down-and-out conductor, Gabe strengthens his "weak leadership bone" and makes new friends who don't call him "Chunk." Framed as a transcript of events recounted by Gabe to his lawyer, Herbach's (Stupid Fast) novel realistically addresses the difficulty of making major life changes and the empowerment of not feeling the need to blend in. Ages 12 up.
