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One Fat Summer (Ursula Nordstrom Book)

One Fat Summer (Ursula Nordstrom Book) Paperback - 2004

by Lipsyte, Robert

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Overweight Bobby Marks hates the summertime because he can't hide under heavy clothing. Then he gets a job grooming the grounds of Dr. Kahn's estate, and it isn't long before he finds out how terrifying and exhilirating, how dangerous and wonderful, one fat summer can be. ALA Best of the Best Books (YA); New York Times Oustanding Children's Book. Young Adult.

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HarperTeen, 2004. Paperback. Good. Former library book; Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed.
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  • Title One Fat Summer (Ursula Nordstrom Book)
  • Author Lipsyte, Robert
  • Binding Paperback
  • Edition Reprint
  • Condition Used - Good
  • Pages 240
  • Volumes 1
  • Language ENG
  • Publisher HarperTeen, New York
  • Date 2004
  • Bookseller's Inventory # G0064470733I3N10
  • ISBN 9780064470735 / 0064470733
  • Weight 0.26 lbs (0.12 kg)
  • Dimensions 6.9 x 4.21 x 0.67 in (17.53 x 10.69 x 1.70 cm)
  • Ages 13 to UP years
  • Grade levels 8 - UP
  • Reading level 670
  • Themes
    • Topical: Coming of Age
  • Library of Congress subjects Weight control - Fiction
  • Library of Congress Catalog Number 76049746
  • Dewey Decimal Code FIC

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First line

I always hated summertime.

From the rear cover

For Bobby Marks, summer does not equal fun.

While most people are happy to take off their heavy jackets and long pants, Bobby can't even button his jeans or reach over his belly to touch his toes. Spending the summer at Rumson Lake is sheer torture.

This particular summer promises to be worse than usual. His parents can't stop fighting. His best friend, Joanie, goes home to New York City and won't tell him why. Dr. Kahn, a rich, stingy estate owner who hires him to manage an enormous lawn, is working him to death. And to top it off, a local bully won't stop torturing him.

Bobby is about to find out just how terrifying and exhilarating one fat summer can be.

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  • Booklist, 01/01/1998, Page 795