**The deluxe collector's edition of the National Book Award-winning
middle-grade novel--now with a foreword by New York Times-bestselling
and Newbery Honor author Sheila Turnage, as well as updated Q&A content
from Kimberly Willis Holt and other bonus material featuring stories and
photos of her childhood.
National Book Award Winner**
The red words painted on the trailer caused quite a buzz around town
and before an hour was up, half of Antler was standing in line with two
dollars clutched in hand to see the fattest boy in the world.
Toby Wilson is having the toughest summer of his life. It's the summer
his mother leaves for good; the summer his best friend's brother returns
from Vietnam in a coffin. And the summer that Zachary Beaver, the
fattest boy in the world, arrives in their sleepy Texas town. While it's
a summer filled with heartache of every kind, it's also a summer of new
friendships gained and old friendships renewed. And it's Zachary Beaver
who turns the town of Antler upside down and leaves everyone, especially
Toby, changed forever.
With understated elegance, Kimberly Willis Holt tells a compelling
coming-of-age story about a thirteen-year-old boy struggling to find
himself in an imperfect world. At turns passionate and humorous, this
extraordinary novel deals sensitively and candidly with obesity, war,
and the true power of friendship.
When Zachary Beaver Came to Town is the winner of the 1999 National
Book Award for Young People's Literature.
This title has Common Core connections.
