Directed by matthew lillard with jacob wysocki matt oleary billy campbell lili simmons a dropout comes to the aid of a chubby and suicidal high school kid by . Fat kid rules the world is a young adult novel published by american author k l going in 2003 the story follows a suicidal 296 pound teen troy billings who . Fat kid rules the world gp putnams sons 2003 read the first two chapters pdf discover teacher resources read about kls inspiration for writing the book in . Its 2003 in new york city and bullied fat kid troy billings is standing on the yellow line on a subway platform at the end of his rope just as hes about to