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Fat Kid Rules the World

by K.L. Going · 2003

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Troy Billings is seventeen, 296 pounds, friendless, utterly miserable, and about to step off a New York subway platform in front of an oncoming train. Until he meets Curt MacCrae, an emaciated, semi-homeless, high school dropout guitar genius, the stuff of which Lower East Side punk rock legends are made. Never mind that Troy's dad thinks Curt's a drug addict and Troy's brother thinks Troy's the biggest (literally) loser in Manhattan. Soon, Curt has recruited Troy as his new drummer, even though Troy can't play the drums. Together, Curt and Troy will change the world of punk, and Troy's own life, forever.

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literary fictionliterary fictionMore like thisLess of thishumorhumorMore like thisLess of thiscoming of agecoming of ageMore like thisLess of this
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musicmusicMore like thisLess of thisfriendshipfriendshipMore like thisLess of thisbullyingbullyingMore like thisLess of thissuicidesuicideMore like thisLess of thisbrothersbrothersMore like thisLess of this
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2000s2000sMore like thisLess of thisNew YorkNew YorkMore like thisLess of thisNew York StateNew York StateMore like thisLess of thishigh schoolhigh schoolMore like thisLess of this
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emotionalemotionalMore like thisLess of thisdarkdarkMore like thisLess of thisfunnyfunnyMore like thisLess of thisfeel goodfeel goodMore like thisLess of this
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young adultchildrens
Length
medium · 224 pages

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