Taking up space
Twelve-year old Sarah is used to being the star on her basketball team, playing with her best friends, but suddenly she finds that her body is changing and she does not understand why she cannot keep up on the court, plus she does not understand why her mother has gotten so weird about food, binging...
| Main Author: | Gerber, Alyson (Author) |
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| Format: | Books Print Book |
| Language: | English |
| Published: |
New York :
Scholastic Press, an imprint of Scholastic Inc.
2021.
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| Edition: | First edition. |
| Subjects: |
| Summary: |
Twelve-year old Sarah is used to being the star on her basketball team, playing with her best friends, but suddenly she finds that her body is changing and she does not understand why she cannot keep up on the court, plus she does not understand why her mother has gotten so weird about food, binging on candy while forgetting about dinner, and she really does not understand why she told Benny, her crush, about her mother--but when Benny offers to teach her how to cook and suggests she partners with him in a cooking competition she starts to find a way to stand up for herself and change her life for the better. |
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| Physical Description: |
259 pages ; 22 cm |
| Audience: |
Ages 8-12. Grades 4-6. |
| ISBN: |
9781338186000 1338186000 |
| Author Notes: |
Alyson Gerber is the author of The Liars Society series and the critically acclaimed novels Focused , Braced , and Taking Up Space . A former marketing director, Alyson earned her MFA in creative writing at the New School. She grew up in New England and now lives in New York City with her family. Follow her @AlysonGerber and at alysongerber.com |