Andrew Zanzky is fifteen and weighs 307 pounds. He wants to impress the new girl, April, a Korean American. (He met her at one of his mom's catering events.) He lies to her about his being a jock. Soccer in gym class leads to embarrassment. The kids call him JP for Jurassic Pork. He loses his shorts and he is transferred to modified gym. O, a star football player, saves him from a bully and convinces Andy to go out for football instead of model UN. Andy's parents have recently split so Andy forges the permission slip to play football. He has an asthma attack during the first game. His sister, Jessica, calls his mom and the forgery is discovered. Andy is instrumental in beating Brookline. He has been recruited just to protect O from Everest. He quits. Bad language.
"When people believe in you anything is possible. It's like you suspend disbelief and there's a shift in the universe."
"It's easy to make fun of something when it isn't an option. When you couldn't get it even if you wanted to."
Gateway Award Nominee 2011-2012
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