Staying Fat for Sarah Byrnes
Publisher: HarperTeen; HarperTempest; Greenwillow Book
Published: March 18, 2003
Language: eng
Number of pages: 304
ISBN-13: 9780060094898
First sentence: My dad left when I still had a month to go in the darkroom, and historically when people have tried to figure me out (as in, What went wrong?""), they usually conclude that Mom spoiled me; gave me everything I wanted because I had no pappy."
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.