Staying Fat for Sarah Byrnes by Chris Crutcher

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(Apr.Dealing with censorship challenges at your library or need to get prepared for them? Visit our Fight Censorship page for easy-to-access resources. Superb plotting, extraordinary characters and crackling narrative make this novel one to be devoured in a single unforgettable sitting. A subplot centering on a self-righteous teammate drives home the point that nothing is as it appears on the surface, and leads to Eric being caught between his menacing vice-principal and the even more malevolent Mr.

He risks their friendship by breaking his vow of secrecy and enlisting others' aid-help that comes from such unlikely quarters as a former bully, Eric's swim coach and, most surprisingly, his mother's seemingly wimpy boyfriend. When Sarah abruptly stops talking and is committed to a mental ward, Eric is compelled to take action to help her, but quickly finds that he is in over his head. Now a senior and considerably slimmed down through competitive swimming (though still aptly called ``Moby''), Eric remains fiercely devoted to his friend, whose caustic tongue is her only protection from life's inequities. A social outcast in junior high due to his excessive weight, narrator Eric Calhoune found a kindred spirit in Sarah Byrnes, whose face and hands were hideously disfigured in a childhood accident. While probing such issues as friendship, free speech and moral values, Crutcher ( Chinese Handcuffs Stotan! ) tells a tale whose mordant humor, poignancy and suspense pack a breathtaking wallop. Such superlatives as ``riveting'' and ``powerful'' can only hint at the craftsmanship on display in this transcendent story of love, loyalty and courage.

Staying Fat for Sarah Byrnes by Chris Crutcher