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Big Fat Disaster
Beth Fehlbaum
出版Simon and Schuster, 2014-03-18
主題Young Adult Fiction / Family / ParentsYoung Adult Fiction / Social Themes / DepressionYoung Adult Fiction / GeneralJuvenile Fiction / General
ISBN14405704939781440570490
URLhttp://books.google.com.hk/books?id=4THsDQAAQBAJ&hl=&source=gbs_api
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註釋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.