Genre and Themes: Young Adult Fiction - mental issues, high school, bullying, traumas
Moby is a high school senior with a best friend named Sarah Byrnes. They have been best friends since middle school because they seek refuge with each other from their bullies. Moby is overweight and Sarah Byrnes has scars made by her father who burned her when she was little. Moby goes to Sarah's aid after being hospitalized for refusing to talk and continue to hang out on a daily basis so much that they create a school newsletter. The newsletter is actually a target to one of the biggest bullies in school, Dale who Sarah later befriends. Moby doesn't take this friendship too well and decides to join the swim team. He later realizes he is beginning to lose weight and then stops because he feels that Sarah wouldn't be his friend anymore if was thinner. Sarah later relapses and ends up in the hospital again only for Moby to discover that Sarah's father is trying to badly hurt her again. Moby helps her escape her father abuse and Sarah finally lives the happy childhood she has always dreamed of.Awards Won by This Title:
1993 - SLJ Best Book
1994 - ALA Best Book for Young Adults
1997 - California Young Reader Medal (Young Adult)
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