Fat Angie
Publisher
Candlewick Press
Publication Year
2013
ISBN
9780763661199
Pages
264 pages
Genre
realism
Format
novel
Item Type
Fiction
Annotation
Fat Angie's sister was captured in Iraq, she's the resident laughingstock at school, and her therapist tells her to count instead of eat. Can a daring new girl in her life really change anything?
Grade Level
6-8; 9-12
Diversity Topics
Family Relationships; LGBTQ (Gender and Sexuality); Single parent; Family member death; Military families; Divorce; Adoption; Gay/Lesbian; single mother; death of a sister; sister in the military; divorced parents; adoptive brother; lesbian teenager
Main Character
girl
Race/Ethnicities
White
Family Formation
single mother
LGBTQ+
female/female
Awards
Cybils Awards, 2013, Nominee, Young Adult Fiction
Ohioana Book Awards, 2014, Nominee, Juvenile Literature
Stonewall Book Award-Mike Morgan and Larry Romans Children's and Young Adult Literature Award, 2014, Winner, Children's (Young Adult Literature)
Keywords
bullying; basketball; army; friendship; romance; therapy; attempted suicide; high school
Diversity Impact
direct
STARS Citation
Charlton-Trujillo, E.E. Charlton-Trujillo, "Fat Angie" (2013). Diverse Families. 1248.
https://stars.library.ucf.edu/diversefamilies/1248