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I read the book Life in the Fat Lane by Cherie Bennet. The book was about a junior in high school Lara. She was homecoming queen and everybody liked her. Lara thought her life was perfect until one day she began gaining weight uncontrollably. She tried diets, she tried starving herself, and she exercised every day. Nothing worked. She went to doctors and no one could figure out what was wrong. Only one or two doctors had a theory of what it could be, and that was a rare disease in which makes you gain weight no matter how little you eat. They didn't have a cure for the disease yet so Lara continued to gain weight. Only her best friend and her boyfriend would talk to her, everyone else just laughed and made fun of her. Lara hated who she had become and she dreaded going out of the house. Towards the end of the book Lara learned that it doesn't matter what you look like. Before she started gaining weight she judged people by their apperances but after what happened to her she realized that it hurts to made fun of and that you should just love who you are no matter what you look like or who your friends are. Towards the end of the book Lara said, "I'm not telling you I still don't long to be thin, because I do. But it isn't everything anymore." She learned to love who she is again and now she isn't afraid to go out in public. I wasn't crazy about this book, it's not the kind of book i normally read but the book had a good message. Overall I would give this book a 6 out of 10. -Katie

Reply by Kate Lee Wow! this book sound really interesting! I would think of buying this book. Well I think everyone knows that appearance is not all but a lot of people are dying to be pretty or super skinny. After I read your review I felt like I have to read this book. Nice review.