When Zachary Beaver came to town / Kimberly Willis Holt.
Record details
- ISBN: 9781250235183
- ISBN: 1250235189
- Physical Description: 227 pages ; 20 cm
- Edition: Collector's edition.
- Publisher: New York : Square Fish, Henry Holt and Company, [2021]
- Copyright: ©1999
Content descriptions
General Note: | Includes an interview with the author and her editor, Christy Ottaviano. Includes an excerpt for the companion novel "The Ambassador of Nowhere Texas". |
Awards Note: | National Book Award winner |
Search for related items by subject
Subject: | Best friends > Fiction. Friendship > Fiction. Overweight persons > Fiction. City and town life > Fiction. |
Available copies
- 2 of 2 copies available at Kenton County.
Holds
- 0 current holds with 2 total copies.
Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
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Covington Branch | J HOLT K (Text) | 33126024868568 | JFiction Paperback | Available | - |
Independence Branch | J HOLT K (Text) | 33126024868550 | JFiction Paperback | Available | - |
- Baker & Taylor
During the summer of 1971 in a small Texas town, thirteen-year-old Toby and his best friend Cal meet the star of a sideshow act, 600-pound Zachary, the fattest boy in the world. - McMillan Palgrave
The deluxe collector's edition of the National Book Awardâwinning middle-grade novelânow with a foreword by New York Timesâbestselling 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. - McMillan Palgrave
A compelling middle-grade coming-of-age story about a thirteen-year-old boy struggling to find himself in an imperfect world.