I'm 14 and i think its educational but quite disturbing if not discussed with a parent.
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Fat Kid Rules the World
(2004, Fiction - Contemporary Fiction, Written by K. Going)
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Not age appropriate for kids under 12, age appropriate for kids over 14; suggested age 14. -
Is it any good?
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Common Sense says
Meaty book offers plenty to talk about.
Why We Rated This 
for Ages 14 and Up
What to watch out for
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Violence:
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Drinking, drugs, & smoking:
What Parents Need to Know
About Fat Kid Rules the World
Parents need to know that this book deals with lots of issues to discuss with your teen: teen suicide, drugs, homelessness, and abuse. An interesting feature is that Troy's father, though at first depicted from Troy's point of view as rigid and angry, is seen entirely differently through Curt's eyes. Teens may have cause to reassess their opinions of their own parents.
Read our full review by Matt Berman
Families Can Talk About
- Families can talk about risky behavior. Do you like Curt? If you had a friend like Curt, would you have told someone about his drug abuse? Are Curt and Troy really friends?
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Most Recent Reviews
- I rate this title iffy for age 13 and give itMy concerns are:
- Inappropriate sexual content
- Inappropriate language
- Drinking, smoking, or drug use
- My highlights are:
- Educational
Older, well educated (with a good understanding of the world)
- I rate this title on for age 8 and give it
- My highlights are:
- Educational
best book ive read yet!
this book is amazing. i'm currently reading it in my highschool class. I absolutely LOVE IT. I think it's message is like a warning to kids of what not to do and i see that clearly. I hope this book is read over and over by teens around the world, only because it deserves it. I know i'll be reading it as many times as i can. I usually dont read and when i do, i try to enjoy myself. And obviously, I am.
- I rate this title on for age 13 and give it
Very Deep
Very deep and suburbial Life Story of a sad, fat kid who lives in the concrete jungle we call society, he has no true freinds to understand him until an unlikley prodigy comes along and takes him down the road to adolescence a deeper, darker way.
- I rate this title iffy for age 2 and give it
Depends on who's reading it
Of course it was amazing. It was brilliant. But you should really know the person before you let them read it -- a lot of kids my age would blow it off as nothing, I know.
- I rate this title on for age 2 and give it
Such a good book
I think that this book was very deep and the way it was told was as if you were there too. I really got into this book and would read it again.
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