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).