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Title: Fatty in the Back Seat
Author: Deborah M. Prum
Narrator: Deborah M. Prum
Format: Unabridged
Length: 5 hrs and 47 mins
Language: English
Release date: 05-14-14
Publisher: Still Mountain Bookworks
Ratings: 3 of 5 out of 1 votes
Genres: Teens, Ages 11-13
Publisher's Summary:
Fifteen-year-old Cuss Brewster is not a criminal. Well, maybe a slight criminal in the state of New York where he accidentally burns down his neighbor's barn. It's not his first fire-related mishap, so a judge tells Cuss, "Behave for the next six months, or you'll go to jail." But for Cuss, behaving is a lot harder than it seems.
Trouble hounds him. He rescues children from a church fire, only to have the authorities accuse him of starting the fire. While working at a landscaping job, he forgets to follow instructions and winds ups smashing a client's bay window. The grumpy client threatens to sue. Then, a mere two weeks before his probation hearing, Cuss confuses the brake and gas pedals on someone's vintage Porsche and crashes the car through garage doors. Cuss can almost taste prison food...
Members Reviews:
Not Backseat at All
The key to what makes Deborah Prum's books such a good read, for teen and adult alike, is given on the last page of the book: "`Fatty in the Backseat' does not give pat answers to hard questions, instead offers a glimmer of hope . . ." I thought the book offered more than a glimmer of hope and did so with a poignancy that never was maudlin and always had both a fresh description and perspective and a good deal of very good humor to give. Quite a gift--in the author's writing and in what she gives the reader.
Funny, with meaning
I love Deborah Prum's writing. The pace is quick, the images are colorful and clear, and the characters come alive (I think I know some of these people!). She handles issues which are painful and sad, in ways that are humorous and hopeful, without passing over their seriousness. She draws the reader into the settings and the situations, and it's hard to put the book down! A good young adult/preteen read, with stuff to talk about afterwards, or to just think on.
Great book, not just for middle readers...
Overall Fatty in the Back Seat is a heartwarming, engaging read. Cuss, the main character is so human, so easy to relate to, and so likable. Prum does a great job with her character development, and keeps you guessing until the end what will happen. I particularly loved George's mother (Cuss' mother's boyfriend). She was hysterical. This book is great for middle readers, but also for adults, too. Looking forward to Deborah Prum's next book!
Troubled teen issues showcased with insight
Interesting twist to a teen in trouble. Realistic, with a deft and insightful sense of teenage humor and misjudgment. Divorce, moving, school, girls, and figuring out the world, Cuss confronts it all with his unique but universal mis-steps. A warm and spirited coming of age story that will engage teens and struggling parents as well.
Thoughtful read for all ages
This page-turner is easy to read but left me thinking long after I finished. Anyone who knows (or has been) a kid who struggles--family issues, school issues, self-esteem issues--will relate to Fatty. I liked the characters, I liked the prose, I liked the story.Five stars.
