02389cam a2200325 4500 507538597 TxAuBib 20210729120000.0 210616s2021||||||||||||||||||||||||eng|u 2020949371 9780062972781 pbk. 0062972782 pbk. (OCoLC)1256708806 TxAuBib Mercado, Yehudi. Chunky / Yehudi Mercado. First edition. New York, NY : Katherine Tegen Books, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers, HarperAlley, [2021] 199 pages : chiefly color illustrations ; 21 cm. Chiefly illustrations. "Hudi needs to lose weight, according to his doctors. Concerned about the serious medical issue Hudi had when he was younger, his parents push him to try out for sports. Hudi would rather do anything else, but then he meets Chunky, his imaginary friend and mascot. Together, they decide to give baseball a shot. As the only Mexican and Jewish kid in his neighborhood, Hudi has found the cheerleader he never had. Baseball doesn't go well (unless getting hit by the ball counts), but the two friends have a great time drawing and making jokes. While Hudi's parents keep trying to find the right sport for Hudi, Chunky encourages him to pursue his true love--comedy. But when Hudi's dad loses his job, it gets harder for Hudi to chart his own course, even with Chunky's guidance. Can Chunky help Hudi stay true to himself or will this friendship strike out?" -- Amazon.com. "In this full-color middle grade graphic memoir, Yehudi Mercado draws inspiration from his childhood struggle with his weight while finding friendship with his imaginary mascot, Chunky, as he navigates growing up in a working class Mexican-Jewish family"-- Provided by publisher. 20210729. Mercado, Yehudi Childhood and youth Comic books, strips, etc. Overweight children United States Biography Juvenile literature. Overweight children United States Biography Comic books, strips, etc. Jews United States Biography Comic books, strips, etc. Sports Comic books, strips, etc. Imaginary companions Comic books, strips, etc.