Staying Fat for Sarah Byrnes

By Chris Crutcher

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

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.