The book that I am currently reading is called, "The Fat Boy Chronicles" by Lang Buchanan. This story is based off the true story of a high school student that went to William Mason High School. This student was overweight and he got bullied a lot. The story uses his journal entries that he was required to write for his english class, as the basis for the novel. The book is very interesting because of how it brings his journal entries into the book and gives a new perspective of how the story is told. Of course the whole idea of the book is to tell the story of this overweight, unhealthy student, and how he gets bullied in many different locations throughout his school day. One of his most feared locations is in the boys locker room.
        He is in PE class, and is required to change his clothes everyday. Well he does not feel comfortable because of his weight to take off his shirt, because people will se how big he truly is. He goes to the corner in an attempt to get away from a crowd. However, some of the football players make fun of him, saying things like, "Maybe our mascot should be the tomatoes, not the patriots." Of course this does not make him feel good about himself, but he just takes the bullying and gets to class. This happens multiple times throughout his day, not just in the locker room. It happens in the halls, in class, and even on the bus ride home. Life is a constant struggle for him.
        I think that the whole point of this novel is to not only tell the story of this boy, but to reveal to the readers the emotionally painful world that obese teenagers experience everyday. I would love to be able to say that I have never made fun of somebody because of their looks or anything about them, but honestly, that is impossible for most people, including me to say. We may not realize it, but its true. Often times, it may just be a joke that is meant to be taken lightly, but in reality, those things can be very hurtful to those people. That is what this book is trying to tell through this boys real life story.