Big Fat Disaster (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9781440570483)

Texas Library Association Spirit of TX High School Reading List Winner

Insecure, shy, and way overweight, Colby hates the limelight as much as her pageant-pretty mom and sisters love it. It's her life: Dad's a superstar, running for office on a family values platform. Then suddenly, he ditches his marriage for a younger woman and gets caught stealing money from the campaign. Everyone hates Colby for finding out and blowing the whistle on him. From a mansion, they end up in a poor relative's trailer, where her mom's contempt swells right along with Colby's supersized jeans. Then, a cruel video of Colby half-dressed, made by her cousin Ryan, finds its way onto the internet. Colby plans her own death. A tragic family accident intervenes, and Colby's role in it seems to paint her as a hero, but she's only a fraud. Finally, threatened with exposure, Colby must face facts about her selfish mother and her own shame. Harrowing and hopeful, proof that the truth that saves us can come with a fierce and terrible price, Big Fat Disaster is that rare thing, a story that is authentically new.

Author: Beth Fehlbaum
ISBN-10: 1440570485
ISBN-13: 9781440570483
Publisher: Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers
Language: English
Published: 04/18/2014
Pages: 288
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 1.07lbs
Size: 8.67h x 5.87w x 0.98d

Accelerated Reader:
Reading Level: 5.1
Point Value: 14
Interest Level: Upper Grade
Quiz #/Name: 175304 / Big Fat Disaster


Review Citation(s):
Kirkus Reviews 03/01/2014
Voice of Youth Advocates 04/01/2014 - Recommended - Better Than Most
School Library Journal 07/01/2014 pg. 101
Hornbook Guide to Children 07/01/2014 pg. 107 - Recommended, Satisfactory