Reading Skills: Fat Kid Rules the World

    In the book Fat Kid Rules the World by: K. L. Going, I predict that the main characters Troy Billings, and Curt MacCrae are going to become good friends and help each other out when they are in tough situations throughout the story. I believe this because they both have to deal with major problems in their own personal lives.

    I also predict that the theme of this novel is that working together in life can help you survive the tough times. A reason that I would consider this to be a theme is because in the very beginning of the book, Troy is thinking about committing suicide, but Curt prevents Troy from jumping in front of the subway train by causing him to become distracted. This shows that Curt was looking out for Troy and that he was there to help him when the going got tough for Troy.

    One question that I have is what would have happened with Troy and Curt had Troy's father not fell for the lie that the two boys were starting a band? Another question that I have is that Troy acts like his little brother really does want him to commit suicide, what would his little brother's reaction be if he actually did commit suicide?

 
    A text to text connection between this novel, Fat Kid Rules the World and another text would be the poem Shoulders by Naomi Shihab Nye. The connection between these two pieces of literature is the theme, which is that working together in life will help you survive the tough times. I feel that this connection is very strong because I have read only a couple chapters and that is what I believe the author has already conveyed.

    A text to self would be that just how Troy and Curt are relying on each other to get through the tough times, I rely on my family to help me get through the tough times.

A text to world connection would how nations are allies with each other, especially in times of war. An example of this is during WWII, the Allied Forces fought against the Axis, both of these forces considered the countries that they were fighting with tho be their allies. For example, the U.S is and was allies with the British, and the French during WWII and currently are today. This directly correlates to the novel since the Allied Forces relied on each other for support in the war, and Troy and Curt rely on each other for support to get through each day.