Fat Girl by Marilyn Sachs

Fat Girl by Marilyn Sachs

Jeff Lyons can't stand Ellen de Luca, the fat girl in his ceramics class. She's huge, clumsy, can't throw a pot to save her life, and stares at Jeff all the time. But he's a nice guy and feels terrible when Ellen overhears his hurtful remarks about her. The crumbs of kindness he tosses her way soon turn into advice on weight loss, college, clothes, hair . . . and, to everyone's surprise, good-looking Jeff actually dumps his pretty girlfriend to be with the fat girl Re-creating Ellen is a labor of love, Jeff thinks. But as her pounds melt away, Jeff resents the happy, independent young woman he has unleashed. Where is the gratitude for all he's done for her? With this darkly ironic take on the classic Pygmalion tale, Marilyn Sachs offers young readers a candid portrayal of what happens when the intoxicating thrill of control is confused with love.

Marilyn Sachs is the author of almost forty books, including A Pocket Full of Seeds, Lost in America, and First Impressions, as well as The Bears' Home, which was a National Book Award finalist. She lives in San Francisco.-Marilyn Sachs is the author of almost forty books, including A Pocket Full of Seeds, Lost in America, and First Impressions, and her novel The Bears' Home was a National Book Award finalist. She currently resides in San Francisco.

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ISBN 13	9780738710006
ISBN 10	0738710008
Title	Fat Girl
Author	Marilyn Sachs
Condition	Unavailable
Binding Type	Paperback
Publisher	North Star Editions
Year published	2007-04-08
Number of pages	240
Prizes	Winner of ALA Best Book for Young Adults.
Cover note	Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.