{"product_id":"the-fat-girl-9780738710006","title":"The Fat Girl","description":"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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Flux\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 04\/08\/2007\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780738710006\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 240\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.44lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 6.96h x 5.04w x 0.56d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAccelerated Reader Quiz #\/Name: \u003c\/b\u003e114463 \/ Fat Girl\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReading Level:\u003c\/b\u003e 3.9 \/ \u003cb\u003eInterest Level:\u003c\/b\u003e Upper Grade \/ \u003cb\u003ePoint Value:\u003c\/b\u003e 6\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Marilyn Sachs","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43204964647093,"sku":"9780738710006","price":7.61,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/files\/img_bac50fe6-46d4-4c6b-bb8e-7bb9bbd295ec.jpg?v=1698127049","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/the-fat-girl-9780738710006","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}