In this funny yet poignant story, we meet a lonely obese teenager everyone calls "Butter”. Butter is a smart, funny high school junior who happens to weigh 423 pounds. He also has a rare talent as a saxophone player.
Butter has a secret crush on Anna, the most beautiful girl at his High School. What Anna doesn’t know is her mysterious online boyfriend is really Butter, posing as jock named JP from another school - Butter knows he can never tell her who he really is - that she would never accept him and his obesity. Playing his saxophone and spending time for hours online with Anna, provide the only real comforts in his life.
As Butter continues to be teased and bullied at school he gets fed up with feeling alone and ignored for who he really is., so he devises a plan and builds a website; BUTTERSFINALMEAL.COM where he announces he is going to eat himself to death, on New Years Eve, live on the Internet, and everyone is invited to watch.
When he first makes the announcement online to his classmates, Butter expects pity, insults, and possibly sheer indifference. What he gets is an overwhelming positive reaction from the kids at school to his posting which surprises him, and he becomes instantly popular and a member of the in crowd. When Butter is invited to go bowling, he meets Anna and they become friends. She does not believe Butter is serious about going through with his deadly plan. As their friendship grows, Anna even confides in Butter about JP, her internet boyfriend.
But even finding the friendships he craves doesn't help ease his internal pain. His mom still supplies him with high- calorie "comfort" foods; his dad still looks at him as a disappointment.
The story heads toward a frightening climax as Butter realistically examines his options for his future and if he should reveal to Anna who he really is.
What happens when Butter reaches his suicide deadline? Can he live with the fallout if he doesn't go through with his deadly plan?