52 pages 1 hour read

Chris Crutcher

Staying Fat For Sarah Byrnes

Fiction | Novel | YA | Published in 1993

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Essay Topics

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What role does spirituality play in the novel? How does organized religion help or hinder the students in times of crisis?

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The book features numerous parent and child pairs. In what ways do these parents and children connect or fail to connect, and why?

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The book tackles the issue of bullying through the experiences of Eric and Sarah. What approaches assist or fail Eric and Sarah as they try to stand up for themselves?