
At a glance
- Published
- 2023
- Publisher
- Aladdin
- Subgenre
- Contemporary
- Words
- 15,776
- Format
- Verse & prose: part of the story is told in prose
- Section
- Middle Grade
A Work in Progress
Will, the only fat kid at his school, hides in baggy clothes and avoids other kids out of shame. After he develops a crush, he tries more and more extreme ways to change his body.
Themes
Mood
Feels emotional, challenging, hopeful.
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