When Zachary Beaver Came to Town

from karriethelibrarian

When Zachary Beaver came to town he was a freak show in a carnival because he was obese. After he is abandoned by the owner of the carnival the town adopts him and helps take care of him. This is a beautiful story of how humanity and kindness win out in the face of cruelty.

from jothebookgirl

One summer in the small, sleepy town of Antler, Texas, Toby Wilson's life changes. Toby is a boy who lives with his parents, but his mother runs off to Nashville to enter a singing contest. She doesn't win but she doesn't come home to Antler either. Later, he and his best friend Cal McKnight meet...

from artlibby

Nothing ever happens in the small rural town of Antler, Texas, until one day the monotony comes to a screeching halt. Zachary Beaver, the fattest boy in the world, rings in a summer of change for Toby WIlson with his arrival into town. Toby and his best friend Cal struggle to make sense of a chan...

from mdemock

This book is rather strange as it is about the arrival and exploitation of a 600 pound boy to a small town. It is an interesting, coming of age story of small town kids.

from mdemock

This book is rather strange as it is about the arrival and exploitation of a 600 pound boy to a small town. It is an interesting, coming of age story of small town kids.