Fatty

Margaret Fryburger. Margaret Linebacker. Faggaret Lardburger. Fatty. Almost no one calls Margaret Steinberger by her real name. Now a 323-pound high school senior, she's used to humiliation, whether it's squeezing into Spandex for a Biggest Loser audition video, or hiding in a bathroom stall to eat Oreo cookies. Underneath the fat is a girl with a sense of humor who dreams of singing somewhere grander than her parents' basement. One who wants to stop binge eating nachos at night. One determined to find her first real friend. A friend would make it easier to face the bullies she's had since elementary school. Sometimes it's humiliating: they've followed her down the hall making fart noises. Sometimes it's far worse: they once forced chocolates into her mouth until she puked. This year she takes control of her life. She finds an ally in Mr. Hansen, a first-year theater teacher who shares her love of show tunes, and Casey, a born performer who could be (fingers crossed) the friend she's always wanted. But as Margaret's confidence builds, her bullies take their torment to painful new heights, breaking Margaret in a way she hadn't known they could. The incident rocks her and those around her, leaving them to wonder if the damage of a bully can ever really be fixed, and if revenge can sometimes be morally right. FATTY is a story about the inner demons that we (bullies included) battle as we attempt to fit in, not only with others, but with ourselves.

• | Author: Jenine Zimmers
• | Publisher: Independently published
• | Publication Date: May 23, 2016
• | Number of Pages: 264 pages
• | Language: English
• | Binding: Paperback
• | ISBN-10: 179131483X
• | ISBN-13: 9781791314835