Derek E. Sullivan is an award-winning reporter. He has written more than 1,000 stories about the lives of teenagers, which he attributes to helping him find his YA voice. He has an MFA from Hamline University and lives in Minnesota with his wife and three sons. This is his first novel.
2015 Top Ten Sports Books for Youth, Booklist
"Biggie is an enjoyable underdog-makes-good story that will
especially appeal to baseball fans."--VOYA
"Biggie's road to enlightenment is by turns hilarious and
devastating, and although he doesn't end up with ripped abs,
sports-page headlines, or the girl of his dreams, he does get a
life--and despite his self-deluded protestations, that's exactly
what he wanted."--The Bulletin of the Center for Children's
Books
"Biggie's story will resonate with all those students who feel
invisible and alone. A bighearted story that will have readers
rooting for Henry 'Biggie' Abbott."--Kirkus Reviews
"Some teens may find Biggie's attitutude off-putting. In the end,
however, Biggie redeems himself by realizing that he just might be
the villain of the story. This novel is well written and fairly
quick-paced."--School Library Journal
"Thoughtful and witty, Biggie tells a story full of physical and
emotional highs and lows as debut author Sullivan empathetically
addresses topics of self-esteem and finding healthier, happier
versions of oneself (and what that even means)."--Publishers
Weekly
"Venturing beyond the typical boy-seeks-girl story, this filters
the agonies of adolescence through a largely unvoiced perspective
with an honesty readers will appreciate."--Booklist
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