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The Fat Man

The Fat Man

by Maurice Gee Illustrated by Cary Austin

Twelve-year-old Colin Potter steals a candy bar from Herbert Muskie and finds himself part of Muskie's plan to get revenge for all the mistreatment he suffered as a schoolboy. This is a "Publishers Weekly" Best Book of 1997 and "School Library Journal" Bes

Ages: 11, 12, 13
Interest Level: Grades 6 - 8
Grade Level Equivalent: 4.7
Lexile Measure: 620L
Guided Reading: NR
Publisher: Tandem Library
Genre: Mystery and Suspense

About the Author and Illustrator

Maurice Gee

Cary Austin

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