cover image When Zachary Beaver Came to Town

When Zachary Beaver Came to Town

Kimberly Willis Holt. Yearling, $6.99 (240pp) ISBN 978-0-440-22904-9

When ""the fattest boy in the world"" rolls into Antler, Tex., in a trailer, 13-year-old Toby's perspective can't help but change. In a starred review of this National Book Award winner, PW praised the ""well-developed characters, all fantastic and flawed in their own ways, [who] add plenty of spice."" Ages 10-up. (Apr.)