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The Fat Girl

Amazon.com Price:  $3.24 (as of 25/04/2019 18:01 PST- Details)

Description

Jeff Lyons cant stand Ellen de Luca, the fat girl in his ceramics class. Shes huge, clumsy, cant throw a pot to avoid wasting her life, and stares at Jeff at all times. But hes a “”nice guy”” and feels terrible when Ellen overhears his hurtful remarks about her. The “”crumbs of kindness”” he tosses her way soon transform advice on weight loss, college, clothes, hair . . . and, to everyones surprise, just right-taking a look Jeff in fact dumps his pretty girlfriend to be with the fat girl! Re-creating Ellen is a labor of affection, Jeff thinks. But as her pounds melt away, Jeff resents the happy, independent young woman he has unleashed. Where is the gratitude for all hes done for her? With this darkly ironic take at the classic Pygmalion tale, Marilyn Sachs offers young readers a candid portrayal of what happens when the intoxicating thrill of regulate is perplexed with love.


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