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Coauthors diane lang and michael buchanan have written a revealing new book, the fat boy chronicles, a realistic view of high school life told through the journal of an obese and bullied 9th grader. Presents fat boy chronicles a heartwarming and realistic view of high school life told through the journal of a bullied 9th grader. The fat boy chronicles 2010 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. Introducing chris rivera and starring cole carson everymans war. Christopher rivera, kelly washington and chris bert brief summary. Numerous and frequentlyupdated resource results are available from this search. The fat boy chronicles 2010 is about jimmy, an overweight teen who is bullied by his classmates. Welcome to street gangs book club, a centralized place to gain information on books that discuss urban culture, specifically gangs. The film is inspired by a true story about an obese 9th grader in cincinnati and a novel and film were released in 2010 as a major motion picture, and was later released on netflix.
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