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YA Audiobook Review: Staying Fat for Sarah Byrnes

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Title: Staying Fat for Sarah Byrnes Author: Chris Crutcher. Read by Johnny Heller Publication Info: Recorded Books LLC, 2007.  Original: Greenwillow Books, 1993. 224 pages. Source: Library digital resources Publisher's Blurb: Sarah Byrnes and Eric Calhoune have been friends for years. When they were children, his weight and her scars made them both outcasts. Now Sarah Byrnes—the smartest, toughest person Eric has ever known—sits silent in a hospital. Eric must uncover the terrible secret she’s hiding before its dark current pulls them both under. Will appeal to fans of Marieke Nijkamp, Andrew Smith, and John Corey Whaley. 
 My Review:   I'd heard about this book for a while, though I can't now recall why or where. I was vaguely under the impression that it was a middle grade book (for the 8-12 crowd), but in spite of having gotten it from the Kids' section of the library's Overdrive collection, it is definitely YA. The book deals with some pretty heavy issue