Fat Camp

by Blumenthal, Deborah

• ISBN13: 9780451218650
• ISBN10: 0451218655
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2006-06-06
• Publisher: NAL Trade

Summary

Camp! Freedom, first kisses, summer fun...but not at Camp Calliope, a prison camp for the overweight. That's where Cam Phillips' parents have shipped her off to eat controlled portions, endure rigorous exercise, and sleep in a bunk full of girls who'd rather exchange recipes than ghost stories and gossip. Except for one cool girl from Texas, Faith Masters-who's normal enough to help her stay sane and temporarily replace her best friend, Evie. And then there's Jesse-the only thing close enough to drool-worthy on the camp's menu. Cam can totally relate to him, since his basketball-coach Dad sounds a lot like her perfectly thin, successful Mom. It looks like for the next eight weeks, only the issues (and not the food) on Cam's plate will be supersized.

Author Biography

Deborah Blumenthal is an award-winning journalist and nutritionist who writes children's books and adult novels. She is a regular contributor to New York Times and a columnist for Newsday, and has appeared in other newspapers and national magazines. Author website: deborahblumenthal.com.