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 answers are 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.
With her trademark humor, Ellen Potter has created a larger-than-life character and story whose weight is immense when measured in heart.
BL 5
7 Points
With her trademark humor, Ellen Potter has created a larger-than-life character and story whose weight is immense when measured in heart.
BL 5
7 Points
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Activity 1- Find a recipe for Momos and make them. Take a video or pictures. Share with your group (if you can- not necessary)
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Activity 2- Create a pamphlet, rap or video about anti-bullying and share it at school.
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Activity 3- Owen, Jeremy and their mom take a Circle Line cruise around Manhattan and get a different perspective of their home. Go someplace, on the water, or a spot where you don’t usually go in your town and sit, observe with new eyes - write or draw what you see, hear, feel, and smell. How would you describe what is around you to someone from another country or culture? Be as detailed as possible.
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