Skip to main content
PBS logo
 
 

Search - Fat Chance

Fat Chance
Fat Chance
Author: Leslea Newman
Judi Liebowitz thinks she's fat. And she's convinced, as she confides in her diary, that she'd be happier if she were skinnier. So when Judi becomes friendly with pencil-thin, glamorous Nancy Pratt, she learns Nancy's secret and joins her in the secret binge-and-purge cycles of bulimia. — Before long, Judi's life spins out of ...  more »
ISBN-13: 9780399227608
ISBN-10: 0399227601
Publication Date: 10/19/1994
Pages: 214
Reading Level: Ages 9-12
Rating:
  • Currently 4.8/5 Stars.
 2

4.8 stars, based on 2 ratings
Publisher: Putnam Pub Group
Book Type: Hardcover
Other Versions: Paperback
Members Wishing: 0
Reviews: Member | Amazon | Write a Review
Read All 6 Book Reviews of "Fat Chance"

Please Log in to Rate these Book Reviews

reviewed Fat Chance on + 39 more book reviews
interesting story told as a girl's diary. insightful as to how these things happen.
reviewed Fat Chance on + 134 more book reviews
When Judi become friendly with pencil-thin glamorous Nancy Pratt, she desperately tries to be like her-even if that means suffering Nancy's secret binge-and-purge cycles of bulimia......Weight for Judi is no longer just another typical eighth grade problem. It's a matter of life and death.
reviewed Fat Chance on + 8 more book reviews
Good young adult book on bulimia and anorexia, the main character doesn't get too far into her ed before seeking help which gives the story a happy ending. I would recommend this book to anyone interested in image issues associated with younger girls (takes place when she is 12-13).


Genres: