Students will be able to relate and understand many things that the characters experience throughout the story. The meaning of the theme is clear but is not conveyed directly. Woody was a few fries short of a Happy Meal” (p.12). The text also contains figurative language that would be understood at the appropriate grade level, “But then I remembered that Mr. For example, “Ten minutes after the boat set sail, I forgot all about the naked puppets and all I could think about was Gilligan’s Island” (p. Sentence structure varies, but the story does not contain overly complicated structures. The language features words that are mostly contemporary and familiar to a student between grades 5-8. Own has issues hidden away, and while the reader does not know at first what those are, they are aware something in the past happened to make Owen behave the way he does. The text structure may be difficult to understand at times because there is a storyline underneath the one that is directly given. Slob is moderately complex when using the Qualitative Measures Rubric. Lexile Level: HL740L (High-Low good for struggling or reluctant readers) ATOS Book Level: 5.0 AR Points: 7.0 Flesch-Kincaid Reading Ease: 85 Owen discovers, “That no matter how large he is on the outside, he doesn’t have to feel small on the inside.” With the help of his friends, Owen learns to let go of his anger and focuses on being a happy kid, and realizes several important lessons along the way. He is haunted by his decision, and this in turn causes him to over eat. After hearing the shots, Owen decided to protect his sister instead of aiding his parents. The reader learns, two years before, his were shot and killed.
Over the course of the story, the truth behind Owen’s parents is revealed. Struggling to discover what happened to his parent years ago, he decides to use his brain and build a TV that shows the past, which he calls Nemesis.
Because he is the fattest kid at school, students and even the gym teacher at school are constantly bullying him.
Owen, a 12-year-old genius cannot see his true potential because of this weight.
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