Paul, Big, and Small by David Glen RobbISBN: 9781629726021
Publication Date: 2019
Paul Adams, an excellent rock climber, has always been short and his small size means he can hide from the bullies that prowl the halls of his high school. Top on his list of “People to Avoid” are Conor, Hunter, and Lily Small, the tallest girl in school. He might be able to be friends with “Big,” a new kid from Hawaii who’s got a way of bringing everyone into his circle and finding the beauty in even the worst of situations. When the three of them—Paul, Big, and Small—are assigned to the same group project, they form an unlikely friendship and Paul realizes that maybe Lily isn’t so bad after all, that he might even actually like her, maybe even more than like her. Paul and Lily team up for a rock-climbing competition, but when Lily is diagnosed with leukemia, Paul ends up with Conor who is dealing with bullies of his own. Bullying in his school has got to stop.