Puppy Fat
Publisher
Harcourt Brace
Publication Year
1995
ISBN
9780330342117
Pages
192 pages
Genre
realism
Format
novel
Item Type
Fiction
Annotation
Keith worries about his separated parents and wants to improve their appearance so they will find new partners, but he realizes that he cannot change them into different people.
Grade Level
K-3; 3-5
Diversity Topics
Family Relationships; Separation; separated parents; co-parenting; two homes
Main Character
boy
Race/Ethnicities
White
Family Formation
separated parents
Keywords
beauty; body image; humorous stories; worry; mural painting and decoration; London
Diversity Impact
direct
STARS Citation
Gleitzman, Morris, "Puppy Fat" (1995). Diverse Families. 1081.
https://stars.library.ucf.edu/diversefamilies/1081