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Synopsis
YOUR WISH HAS BEEN GRANTED... Twelve-year-old Josh Baskin wants to be big. It's hard enough just being twelve, but when you're half a foot shorter than the rest of the kids, and you like an awesome girl like Cynthia Benson who dates sixteen-year-old guys, it's unbearable! It's not until Josh comes upon Zoltar, a mysterious wishing machine at a carnival, that he finds an answer to his problem. He puts his quarter in a slot, but all that comes out is a piece of paper that says his wish has been granted. Josh is still the same—short. Until the day he wakes up as his twelve-year-old self —inside the body of a thirty-five- year-old man...
Is Big! appropriate for my child?
Suitable for most readers 10 and up.
A wholesome fantasy comedy about a twelve-year-old boy who wishes to be big and wakes up in an adult body. No violence, romance, or strong language—safe for middle grade readers with themes of accepting yourself and the value of childhood.
What to know going in
This book has no graphic violence, no sexual content, and clean language.
Who'll love this
Kids will love the funny premise of a kid suddenly living in a grown-up's body while still being twelve on the inside.