Reading Metrics
Grade Level
Upper Grades (UG 9-12)
Book Level
4.5
Points
6.0
Fiction/Nonfiction
Fiction
Word Count
43833
Points per Word
0.000137
Page Count
256
Points per Page
0.023438
Description
During the summer of 1971 in a small Texas town, thirteen-year-old Toby and his best friend, Cal, meet the star of the sideshow act, 600-pound Zachary, the fattest boy in the world. Text has mild profanity. Themes include bullying and war.