Thirteen-year-old Ari faces what it is to be a man while dealing with a cross-country move, his parents' separation, being bullied for his weight, and belatedly starting bar mitzvah preparations.
year: 2019
call number/section: 1000
subjects: body image, juvenile fiction, overweight persons, jews, united states, bar mitzvah, bullying, dysfunctional families, moving, household, fiction, family problems, novels in verse, obesity, family life, bullies, moving, novels in verse