description: Thirteen year old Marcy lacks self-confidence and feels weighed down by she's afraid of her father, convinced she's so fat she'll never have a date, and bored by school. Then along comes Ms Finney - a young, fun, new teacher - and life takes on new meaning. But just as things start to improve for Marcy, Ms Finney is suspended from school. Can Marcy stand up for herself - and her teacher - and fight for what she believes to be right?
language: English
title: The Cat Ate My Gymsuit
titlecomplete: The Cat Ate My Gymsuit
characters: Marcy Lewis, Barbara Finney, Joel Anderson
genres: Fiction, Coming Of Age, Middle Grade, Teen, Childrens, Realistic Fiction, Juvenile, School, Young Adult, Classics
ratings_count: 8730
series: Marcy Lewis
awards: awardedAt: 315561600000
name: Nene Award, awardedAt: 284025600000
name: Massachusetts Children's Book Award, awardedAt: 220953600000
name: California Young Readers Medal
category: Intermediate
publisher: Hodder Children's