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K.L. Going is the award winning author of numerous books for children and teens. Her first novel, Fat Kid Rules the World was named a Michael Printz Honor Book by the American Library Association, and was included on YALSA’s Best Books for Young Adults list and their list of Best Books for the Past Decade. Her books have been Booksense picks, Scholastic Book Club choices, Junior Library Guild selections, NY Public Library Best Books for the Teenage, and winners of state book awards. They’ve been featured by Publishers Weekly, School Library Journal, Kirkus, and Children's Book Council as Best Books of the year. Her work has also been published in Korea, Italy, Japan, Germany, and the UK, and her novel Fat Kid Rules the World is soon to be a...more


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Average rating: 3.76 · 5,384 ratings · 1,070 reviews · 9 distinct works
Fat Kid Rules the World
3.77 of 5 stars 3.77 avg rating — 2,355 ratings — published 2003 — 11 editions
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King of the Screwups
3.77 of 5 stars 3.77 avg rating — 965 ratings — published 2009 — 3 editions
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The Garden of Eve
3.78 of 5 stars 3.78 avg rating — 734 ratings — published 2007 — 5 editions
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The Liberation of Gabriel King
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Saint Iggy
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I love this book. I've been listening to it on CD in my car, and I've laughed out loud so many times. This is not a book for the faint-at-heart, but it totally rocks. Wishing I had the print version so I could quote tons of hilarious lines.
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“You can't create love, Liam. You just have to take it wherever you find it.”
K.L. Going, King of the Screwups

“Whats ironic,” he adds, shaking his head, “is that everyone’s so busy trying not to look like they’re looking at you that they’re really not looking at you.”

Wait. So what you’re saying…” I pause. “What you’re saying is…people aren’t really looking at me?”
K.L. Going, Fat Kid Rules the World

“Doesn't it bother you that people don't get it?'

Pete starts to shake his head then he catches himself and holds still.

Nope,' he says. 'If you know what you love, it doesn't matter what other people think. Besides, people are challenged when they're uncomfortable.”
K.L. Going, King of the Screwups

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