Staying Fat for Sarah Byrnes

Description:

The daily class discussions about the nature of man, the existence of God, abortion, organized religion, suicide and other contemporary issues serve as a backdrop for a high-school senior's attempt to answer a friend's dramatic cry for help.

subjects: Young adult fiction,  Conduct of life,  Juvenile Fiction,  Fiction,  Interpersonal relations,  High schools,  Schools,  Large type books,  Abused children,  Weight loss,  Overweight children,  Overweight persons,  Obesity,  Self-perception,  Friendship,  High school students,  Bullying,  Child abuse,  Burns and scalds,  Abortion,  Suicide,  Religion,  American Young adult fiction,  Family violence,  Psychological aspects,  School stories,  Children's fiction,  Friendship, fiction,  Behavior, fiction,  Schools, fiction,  Interpersonal relations, fiction