Life In The Fat Lane-Cherie Bennett

We've all seen it, we've all heard it, and most of us have probably done it, either intentionally or not but one way or another, we have poked fun or cricized someone's weight.
The media today puts a surreal amount of pressure on society to look, act and think a certain way and its all very convincing. But the media is especially putting a huge amount of pressure, probably the most on teenage girls, who are the easiest to change and put self-doubt into, because they are still finding a sense of self. Many books are out there about obesity and depression, but none so blunt, and close to home as Cherie Bennett wrote.

Lara is the skinniest, most beautiful girl at her school,and the proud recipient of many first place beauty pagaents. When she starts taking some medication for her allergies though, she starts to gain weight...ALOT. And no diet she gets put on does anything. And when she blimps up to outrageous numbers, she starts to feel like she is dissapointing everyone.

I can't tell anymore about the story except that i have never read anything molre insightful, and you walk a full 260 pages in Lara's shoes, and when you switch back, i hope you were as moved, and all the more wiser to others sensitivities and accepting that there are many shapes and sizes, and no ONE is better or superior to others.

I hope this book both satisfies your entertainment level reading, as well as your emotional, intellectual side, because i believe this book has a lot of room for interpretation, and you should definately READ BETWEEN the lines with this book.

Enjoy!

Emily