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THE DONUT PRINCE OF NEW YORK

Allen Zadoff

"A masterful page-turner. You'll root for Eugene long after the final chapter. Chef's kiss!"Lisa Fipps, author of Starfish

Eugene Guterman's junior year in high school is off to a rocky start. No love life, no new theater production, and if his mother has her way, no more of his favorite comfort fooddonuts. Eugene would just as soon spend the year playing small, but that's hard to do when you're the biggest kid in your class. Things change when he accidentally tackles the school's star quarterback and Coach sees the possibilities and recruits the plus-size playwright onto the varsity football team. Eugene is suddenly catapulted into the world of the "The Pops," the exclusive clique of popular athletes known for their parties and dating scene. Best of all is the new and mysterious girl Daisy who seems to be noticing him. Then Eugene discovers that life at the top is more complicated than he imagined there's pressure to excel, to fit in, and to uphold a certain imageand Eugene misses his former life and his old friends. Can he find the courage to give it all up, write something real, and maybe, just maybe, be the big guy who actually gets the girl? Allen Zadoff is the author of nine novels and a memoir, including the Boy Nobody thriller series, as well as contemporary titles such as Food, Girls, and Other Things I Can't Have. A former stage director, Zadoff is a graduate of Cornell University, the Harvard University Institute for Advanced Theater Training, and the Warner Bros. Writers Workshop. He lives in Los Angeles.

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Book Published 2024-11-05 by Holiday House

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A masterful page-turner. You'll root for Eugene long after the final chapter. Chef's kiss!

Though packed with hilarious zingers and witty one-liners, Eugene's storyincluding his complex relationships with food, his plus-size body, and the social expectations of attractivenessis one that will tug at readers' emotions.

Laugh-out-loud humor, depictions of genuine teenage connections, and sly reworkings of evergreen tropes surrounding body image and high school stereotypes make for a subversive coming-of-age romp.

Readers need not be familiar with either the stage or the football field to enjoy this excellently crafted novel. A pitch-perfect journey of self-discovery.

Zadoff shines as an ever insightful, imaginative, profoundly empathetic and funny writerand the junior year travails of Eugene Guterman stands as one of his very best and most satisfying novels to date.

There's a scene in this book where a character has to stretch out a sweater while nervously preparing to attend his first high school party and I have never felt more seen. Allen Zadoff has written a book just for me. A heartbreaking coming of age tale that finds triumph in failure. Football, first crushes, theater and donuts. I love this book.

You don't have to be obsessed with theatre, or donuts, to enjoy this plot-twisty tale about an overweight, insecure high school senior. The Donut Prince of New York proves that guys too can have food issues and fears about fitting in; it may even inspire you to accept yourself!