Thursday, September 24, 2009

Food, girls, and other things Andy can't have

306.4 pounds.  NOT 307.  That’s how much Andy Zansky weighs on the first day of his sophomore year.  He expects it to be pretty much a repeat of his freshman experience: hanging with his best friend Eytan doing Model UN, having luck with no girls whatsoever, and trying to avoid being abused by a jerk named Ugo. 

But then, the weekend before school starts, he meets beautiful April at a wedding being catered by his mother, a specialist in creating mini-food for any special occasion.  When April shows up as a new student at school, Andy’s focus becomes getting her to notice him, and maybe even fall in love at second sight.  Unfortunately, a gym-class incident involving Andy, a misplaced soccer kick and his size XXXL underwear pretty much puts an end to that dream.  Until football tryouts.

Will being a member of the team finally give Andy a chance to be popular?  Can football notoriety erase April’s memory of the underwear incident?  Will Andy fall victim to the deliciousness of his mother’s mini-pies?

This book is a consistently funny, quick read that I recommend if you want a good laugh.  Check out Food, girls, and other things I can’t have by Allen Zadoff, now available a the library.

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