false <![CDATA[Slob]]> 6177671 1 Twelve-year-old Owen Birnbaum is the fattest kid in school. But he’s also a genius who invents cool contraptions— like a TV that shows the past. Something happened two years ago that he needs to see. But genius or not, there is much Owen can’t outthink. Like his gym coach, who’s on a mission to humiliate him. Or the way his Oreos keep disappearing from his lunch. He’s sure that if he can only get the TV to work, things will start to make sense. But it will take a revelation for Owen, not science, to see the answer’s not in the past, but the present. That no matter how large he is on the outside, he doesn’t have to feel small on the inside.<p> With her trademark humor, Ellen Potter has created a larger-than-life character and story whose weight is immense when measured in heart. 6357464 14 5 2009 Slob total:97|5:28|4:42|3:25|2:1|1:1| 97 386 167 36 4 0 false false Tue Sep 01 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Sun Oct 04 12:44:04 -0700 2009 Sun Oct 04 12:56:16 -0700 2009 more...]]> 5 0 false false Mon Aug 10 18:31:27 -0700 2009 Mon Aug 10 18:34:32 -0700 2009
Ellen Potter's SLOB is as delicious as its main character's beloved Oreo cookies (more on the cookies later). Things are not going well for twelve-year-old Owen Birnbaum. Even if you're one point from having a genius IQ, there are still some ...more...]]> 5 1 false false Fri Jun 26 16:46:59 -0700 2009 Fri Jun 26 16:48:11 -0700 2009 more...]]> 5 0 false false Wed Apr 01 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Mon Mar 30 11:35:35 -0700 2009 Wed Apr 01 10:01:50 -0700 2009 more...]]> 4 0 false false Wed Jul 01 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Thu Jul 16 11:55:39 -0700 2009 Thu Jul 16 11:56:23 -0700 2009 more...]]> 4 0 false false Sat May 09 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Mon Apr 27 12:42:03 -0700 2009 Fri May 15 07:04:58 -0700 2009 more...]]> 3 0 false false Fri Jul 31 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Mon Jul 27 12:00:42 -0700 2009 Fri Jul 31 13:27:19 -0700 2009 more...]]> 4 0 false false Fri May 01 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Fri Apr 24 09:49:24 -0700 2009 Wed May 13 16:35:28 -0700 2009 more...]]> 4 1 false true Tue Jun 23 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Sat Jun 20 13:20:03 -0700 2009 Tue Jun 23 05:14:49 -0700 2009
While I appreciated the struggle the main character had with his weight, the cruelty of his peers and the death of his parents - I felt the character...more...]]> 4 0 false false Sun Oct 25 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Mon Oct 26 06:15:28 -0700 2009 Mon Oct 26 12:43:54 -0700 2009 more...]]> 5 0 false false Sun Jun 28 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Wed Jul 29 14:46:38 -0700 2009 Wed Jul 29 14:52:43 -0700 2009 more...]]> 4 1 false false Fri Aug 28 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Fri Aug 28 18:02:19 -0700 2009 Sat Aug 29 15:17:04 -0700 2009 This book is more then you think it will be.

Owen, the brightest and fattest kid, is not the most social nor is he renown for his bravery. While he is accustomed to the jokes and laughing over his weight, he can't rest until he captures the culprit involved in the daily theft of his lu...more...]]> 4 0 false false Tue Sep 08 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Tue Sep 08 06:51:57 -0700 2009 Thu Sep 17 16:14:50 -0700 2009 more...]]> 3 0 false false Sun Nov 22 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Fri Nov 20 15:15:47 -0800 2009 Fri Nov 20 15:15:47 -0800 2009 more...]]> 5 1 false false Sat Apr 11 05:29:51 -0700 2009 Sat Aug 15 08:55:47 -0700 2009
"A three-story red-brick nightmare of educational progress." (p.2)

That's how Owen Birnbaum introduces us to school, his school ...more...]]> 5 0 false false Fri May 29 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Wed Apr 01 19:07:20 -0700 2009 Mon Jun 01 09:44:28 -0700 2009
Owen Birnbaum is fat. But he wasn't always that way. Something bad happened and now he's the fattest kid at school, spending his days being teased endlessly by his c...more...]]> 5 0 false false Sat May 09 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Wed May 06 09:39:13 -0700 2009 Sat May 09 07:23:21 -0700 2009
the author, through the main character Owen, takes us through longing, loss and acceptance with a knowing sense ...more...]]> 4 0 false false Mon Sep 28 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Mon Sep 28 17:51:02 -0700 2009 Mon Sep 28 17:53:48 -0700 2009 more...]]> 3 0 false false Mon Aug 31 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Mon Aug 31 07:39:53 -0700 2009 Mon Aug 31 07:41:48 -0700 2009 4 0 false false Sun Oct 11 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Sun Oct 11 17:09:49 -0700 2009 Sun Oct 11 17:13:27 -0700 2009 http://www.goodreads.com/book_link/follow/8?book_id=6177671