When Zachary Beaver Came to Town
by Holt, Kimberly Willis
ALA Best Book for Young AdultsYALSA Top TenBooklist Editors' ChoiceVOYA Award/HonorSLJ Best BookSociety of School Libr. International BePhysical DisabilitiesEating Disorders
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AR Book Level
4.5
AR Points
6
Word Count
43,833
Interest Level
Upper Grades (UG 9-12)
Genre
Fiction
AR Quiz #
34759 EN
About this book
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.