Staying Fat for Sarah Byrnes

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name = Staying Fat for Sarah Byrnes
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author = Chris Crutcher
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country = United States
language = English
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genre = Young adult novel
publisher = Greenwillow Books
release_date = 1993
media_type = Print (Hardback & Paperback)
pages = 304 pp
isbn = ISBN 0-06-009489-3
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"Staying Fat For Sarah Byrnes" is a coming of age novel by young adult writer Chris Crutcher. The book was well received, including being noted by the American Library Association as a "Best Book for Young Adults" and winning the California Young Reader Medal. [ [http://www.harpercollins.com/books/9780060094898/Staying_Fat_for_Sarah_Byrnes/index.aspx HarperCollins.com] : Awards for "Staying Fat for Sarah Byrnes". URL accessed 26 July 2006.] [ [http://utopia.utexas.edu/explore/books/book_reviews/book_reviews.php?book_id=107 University of Texas] : Books R4 Teens Book Review. URL accessed 26 July 2006.] A parent in the Westmoreland, New York, school district unsuccessfully attempted to have the book removed from the ninth-grade curriculum because of its language. [ [http://www.schoollibraryjournal.com/article/CA6286442.html School Library Journal] : Censorship Roundup, 1 December 2005. URL accessed 26 July 2006.]

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The book's plot addresses different moral and religious issues that teenagers often face. [ [http://www.jstor.org/view/00138274/ap030791/03a00100/2?frame=noframe&userID=[e-mail]/01cce4403500501d6cc55&dpi=3&config=jstor JSTOR] : English Journal, Terry David, March 1996.] Kay Vadergrift, a professor at Rutgers University, also cites the book as one of the 100 most important young adult novels, [ [http://www.scils.rutgers.edu/~kvander/YoungAdult/100list.html Vandergrift's 100 list] , URL accessed 26 July 2006.] citing an article by Carol Jones Collins that states that the book demonstrates the power of young adult relationships. [ [http://www.scils.rutgers.edu/~kvander/books/COLLINS.pdf Finding the Way: Morality and Young Adult Literature] . Carol Jones Collins. URL accessed 26 July 2006.]

A movie adaptation is in development through the Riverrock Entertainment Group. [ [http://www.hollywood.com/movies/detail/id/369996 Hollywood.com] : "Staying Fat For Sarah Byrnes". URL accessed 26 July 2006.]

The book also made an appearance in the comic book "Teen Titans" where writer Geoff Johns references a character named Mia, who is HIV positive. Mia is the protégé of the hero Green Arrow and states that one of her favorite books is "Staying Fat For Sarah Byrnes". [ [http://www.aboutcrutcher.com About Crutcher] : Thanks to Geoff Johns, URL accessed 26 July 2006]

External links

* [http://www.aboutcrutcher.com About Crutcher] .
* [http://www.multcolib.org/talk/guides-stayingfat.html Discussion Guide] .
* [http://www.harperchildrens.com/webcontent/teachers_guides/pdf/0688108164.pdf Harper Collins:] Teaching Challenged and Banned Books.

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