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YA Audiobook Review: Staying Fat for Sarah Byrnes

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Title: Staying Fat for Sarah Byrnes Author: Chris Crutcher. Read by Johnny Heller Publication Info: Recorded Books LLC, 2007.  Original: Greenwillow Books, 1993. 224 pages. Source: Library digital resources Publisher's Blurb: Sarah Byrnes and Eric Calhoune have been friends for years. When they were children, his weight and her scars made them both outcasts. Now Sarah Byrnesā€”the smartest, toughest person Eric has ever knownā€”sits silent in a hospital. Eric must uncover the terrible secret sheā€™s hiding before its dark current pulls them both under. Will appeal to fans of Marieke Nijkamp, Andrew Smith, and John Corey Whaley. ā€Ø My Review:   I'd heard about this book for a while, though I can't now recall why or where. I was vaguely under the impression that it was a middle grade book (for the 8-12 crowd), but in spite of having gotten it from the Kids' section of the library's Overdrive collection, it is definitely YA. The book deals with some pretty heavy issue...