num_pages: 224
description: Librarian's note: An alternate cover edition can be found hereTroy 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.
language: English
title: Fat Kid Rules the World
titlecomplete: Fat Kid Rules the World
genres: Audiobook, Realistic Fiction, Coming Of Age, Music, Young Adult, Teen, Banned Books, Fiction, Contemporary, Humor
ratings_count: 8227
places: New York (State)
awards: awardedAt: 1072944000000
name: Michael L. Printz Award, awardedAt: 1136102400000
name: Pacific Northwest Library Association Young Reader's Choice Award
category: Senior
publisher: Penguin Books