Slob


by Ellen Potter
Lexile: 740
Genre: Realistic Fiction

Summary: Twelve year old Owen Birnbaum is the fattest kid in school. He also happens to be a genius who is intent on inventing a new tv that will help him answer some mysteries of the past. As he and his sister work to uncover the secret of what happened the day their parents die, he learns some pretty important lessons about himself.

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