Slob by Ellen Potter

I've read a lot of great books this summer. However, I was really surprised by Slob by Ellen Porter.  This novel is setting in New York City in present time. The genre is realistic fiction.  The main character is an overweight 12 who get bullied at his progressive NYC school.  For some reason, Owen is making a machine called Nemesis. I liked the first person point of view and the inner dialogue of  the character.  Although this book was sad at times, it was also very funny. I thought he was trying to get free cable.  Boy, was I wrong! I never could have guessed the direction that this book took. All I can say is that this is a must read.