A new novel about a lonely 423-pound boy everyone calls 'Butter'. But what happens when Butter reaches his suicide deadline? Readers will be surprised to find themselves identifying with both the bullied. Yet as their dark encouragement grows, it begins to feel a lot like popularity. Instead, his classmates become morbid cheerleaders for his deadly plan. When he makes this announcement online, he expects pity, insults, or possibly sheer indifference. Desperate, he pledges to eat himself to death live on the Internet - and everyone will watch. Worse than being ridiculed for his size at high school, he is simply ignored. Butter So starts Butter, the story of a lonely 423-pound boy everyone calls 'Butter'. If you can stomach it, you're invited to watch. Why shouldn't I? I can't take another year in this fat suit, but I can end this year with a bang. Tune in December 31st, when I will stream a live webcast of my last meal. You think I eat a lot now? That's nothing. 'About this title' may belong to another edition of this title.īook Description Paperback. Library Journals LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. Using current, hot-button topics-cyberbullying, obesity, and teen suicide-the author weaves a compelling tale sure to draw teens in.-Diana Pierce, Leander High School, TXα(c) Copyright 2011. The first-person narration allows readers to feel Butter's pain along with the eventual insight into his problems. Myriad realistic characters feel responsible for his actions-the music teacher who tries repeatedly to reach him his friend Tucker, who also battles extreme weight, and even Anna, who rejects him in public. The ending avoids a quick solution, leaving Butter realistically examining his options for the future. Flashbacks show the relentless cruelty of other students that Butter has endured for years, and the story heads toward a frightening climax as he discovers that his newfound friends are just as cruel in their own way as those who abused him in the past. Playing his saxophone and spending time as his online alter ego, JP, a tall, athletic hunk who chats for hours online with Anna, provide the only real comforts in his life. His mom still supplies him with high-calorie 'comfort' foods his dad still looks at him in disgust, and Anna, the most beautiful girl at school, won't give him a second glance. But even finding the friendship he craves doesn't help ease his internal pain.

The overwhelming reaction to his posting astonishes him, and he becomes an instant member of the in crowd. Here he invites his classmates to watch as he consumes his last meal on New Year's Eve, literally eating himself to death. His eating issues stem from multiple sources, but one day when the pressure becomes too much, he opens a website called. Gr 9 Up-Butter is a smart, funny high school junior who happens to weigh 423 pounds.

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