Her best friend is ashamed to hang out with her, and she's become the focus of a schoolmate's cruelty. Determined not to be "that pathetic fat girl" at school, Eve struggles with a diet and forces herself to join a mentoring program. The diet only makes her food obsessed, and she feels she is failing as a mentor. How can a lonely fat girl gain the confidence she needs to succeed?
This short novel is a high-interest, low-reading level book for middle-grade readers who are building reading skills, want a quick read or say they don’t like to read!
Frieda Wishinsky takes her inspiration for Blob from the summer she worked as a counselor. She worked with some tough teens and cheered herself up by visiting the local Dairy Queen—often. Frieda is the award-winning author of over forty books for young people, including Queen of the Toilet Bowl in the Orca Currents series. Frieda lives in Toronto, Ontario.