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Title: When Zachary Beaver Came to Town by Kimberly Willis Holt, Will Patton ISBN: 0-8072-8247-2 Publisher: Listening Library Pub. Date: 06 June, 2000 Format: Audio Cassette Volumes: 3 List Price(USD): $22.00 |
Average Customer Rating: 4.25 (71 reviews)
Rating: 4
Summary: The fattest boy in the world comes to Antler...
Comment: This book starts out innocent enough. Toby and his friend Cal find out that the fattest boy in the world has come to Antler, a slow moving town in the middle of Texas. So, they decide to go see them. And when they see him, Cal becomes obsessed with the boy. So starts out this books. Although many other things happen throughout the story, Toby and Cal's friendship with Zachary remains the main topic.
Toby has a lot happen to him, as this is one of those "Summer Of" books where your supposed to remember it as the greatest summer of your life. Holt did a great job telling the story to this one.
One problem I did have though, was its thing with religion. At a point, I began to think this was a religious book of sorts. It pushes a huge emphasis on baptism at one point, which I did not like.
Whats amazing is that this book is meant for Readers ages 9 to 12. I'm 16, and I seriously doubt the average 11 year old to read this book.
When Zachary Beaver Came To Town is a good book, and well worth reading, but I don't think it's one that deserved an award. And [it] definately should be directed towards an older age.
Rating: 4
Summary: A Coming of Age Book...
Comment: Life in small towns is not necessarily any easier than life elsewhere, and when Zachary Beaver came to Antler, Texas, Toby Wilson, like the rest of the town pays his two dollars to gawk at the fattest boy in the world. But when Zachary's manager, Paulie leaves Zachary in Antler with no proof that he will come back, Toby and his friend Cal learn that not only is Zachary a "side show freak", but that he is a person with feelings and dreams himself. In the course of the book Toby learns to deal with his family, his friend Cal, Zachary, and his heartthrob, Scarlett Starling.
The book is well written and deals with what could be challenging issues calmly and plausibly. This is a solid book, that while probably not deserving the National Book Award, definitely deserves to be read.
Crazy James
Rating: 5
Summary: When Zachary Beaver Came To Town
Comment: "Nothing ever happens in Antler, Texas. Nothing much at all. Until this afternoon, when an old blue Thunderbird pulls a trailer decorated with Christmas lights into the Dairy Maid parking lot."
Meet Tobias Wilson, your average American boy. He's short, has a crush on Scarlet Stalling, and his mother is pursuing her dream of becoming a country music star.
He's about to set off on what seems like the most boring summer ever. His best friend's older brother is off fighting in Vietnam. Toby also has to suffer the agony of watching Scarlet Stalling kiss another boy while Toby baby-sits her sticky-fingered, incontinent little sister.
Then Zachary Beaver, described as "the fattest boy in the world", moves into Antler, closely tailed by a whirlwind series of events.
Kimberly Holt has outdone herself with When Zachary Beaver Came to Town. She captures the mind of the reader, drawing them into the story. The reader becomes Toby, feeling his rage and frustration, joy and wonder. The characters become people you know and trust through Holt's use of in-depth description and witty dialogue. I recommend When Zachary Beaver Came to Town to anyone who enjoys a compelling, thrilling read.
Grace
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