Moose: A Memoir
The prequel to Stephanie Klein’s irresistible memoir Straight Up and Dirty, this funny and poignant coming-of-age story introduces a twelve-year-old Stephanie as she embarks on an adventure-filled—and life-changing—summer at fat camp.
Stephanie Klein was an eighth grader with a weight problem. It was a problem at school, where the boys called her "Moose," and it was a problem at home, where her father reminded her, "No one likes fat girls." After many frustrating sessions with a nutritionist known as the fat doctor of Roslyn Heights, Long Island, Klein's parents enrolled her for a summer at fat camp. Determined to return to school thin and popular, without her "lard arms" and "puckered ham," Stephanie embarked on a memorable journey that would shape more than just her body. It would shape her life.
The prequel to Stephanie Klein’s irresistible memoir Straight Up and Dirty, this funny and poignant coming-of-age story introduces a twelve-year-old Stephanie as she embarks on an adventure-filled—and life-changing—summer at fat camp.
Stephanie Klein was an eighth grader with a weight problem. It was a problem at school, where the boys called her "Moose," and it was a problem at home, where her father reminded her, "No one likes fat girls." After many frustrating sessions with a nutritionist known as the fat doctor of Roslyn Heights, Long Island, Klein's parents enrolled her for a summer at fat camp. Determined to return to school thin and popular, without her "lard arms" and "puckered ham," Stephanie embarked on a memorable journey that would shape more than just her body. It would shape her life.
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The prequel to Stephanie Klein’s irresistible memoir Straight Up and Dirty, this funny and poignant coming-of-age story introduces a twelve-year-old Stephanie as she embarks on an adventure-filled—and life-changing—summer at fat camp.
Stephanie Klein was an eighth grader with a weight problem. It was a problem at school, where the boys called her "Moose," and it was a problem at home, where her father reminded her, "No one likes fat girls." After many frustrating sessions with a nutritionist known as the fat doctor of Roslyn Heights, Long Island, Klein's parents enrolled her for a summer at fat camp. Determined to return to school thin and popular, without her "lard arms" and "puckered ham," Stephanie embarked on a memorable journey that would shape more than just her body. It would shape her life.
