Sarah+Byrnes


 * Use this page to comment on Chris Crutcher's //Staying Fat for Sarah Byrnes//, if that was the book you read.**

I can't believe that I picked such an amazing book to read. I loved this book so much. I would definetly reccomend it to someone else. I thought that all of these books we were going to have to chose from were going to be really boring but it turns out that I picked, from what I believe, one of the best books out of the bunch. This book reminds me of how I should never let people get to me if they make fun of me or do something mean to me. Sarah Byrnes is a perfect example of just that. She is probably one of the strongest characters I have read about //ever.// Her character basically shows readers to never give up, even if the whole world is bringing you down. You have to learn to deal with those things and just move on. But there comes a point in ones life where sometimes you really do have to do something about the people in your life. Take Sarah's dad for instance. If my dad was as crazy and as cruel and cold-hearted as Mr. Byrnes was, I would have done the same thing that Sarah did. I would go to the hospital. But before I would do that, I would tell an adult that my father was crazy and was out to get me, unlike what Sarah did. I think that's like the only thing that she messed up in the whole story. I just think that she should have told an adult a long time before she told Eric.

In conclusion, I really enjoyed this book. I honestly couldn't put it down until I was finished! I hope this book will be one of the opitons to read from next year so that someone else can enjoy it as much as I did. 1201571392

When Br. Tom told us that we had to read a book for our independent study project, I wasn't looking forward to it at all. I thought that because we had to choose a book from his list that i wouldn't enjoy reading it and that the book would be really boring. I am happy to say that i was wrong. I really enjoyed this book. This was such an amazing story. Overall it was very sad, but it had some happy parts too. This book was about a boy named Eric, he used to be fat and he was an outsider. He meet Sarah Byrnes and she was his friend, Sarah Byrnes and him were both outsiders and that is how they became friends. Sarah's face was very burned and people would make fun of her for it. In the beginning Sarah is in a hospital because she wasnt talking and we didnt know why. Sarah is such an amazing character, she knows who she is and doesnt let people get to her. She has so much to be mad about, and such a horrible past. We find out toward the end that her dad burned her face on a wooden stove when she was little, and the worst part was it was on purpose. This is also why she was hiding in the hospital, because she was getting away from her dad. Sarah's mother left not long after this happened because of her dad and what he did to her. Sarah's dad also abused his wife. Mr. Byrnes is such a scary man and he is crazy. Eric also found himself throughout the story. Eric grows up, and becomes slimmer. He isn't an outsider anymore, but he still stays friends with Sarah. I think that his friendship with Sarah is really important, and i am glad he never forgot about her. He also stand up for her and protects her, even when Mr. Byrnes was going to kill him.

I agree with what EWE said above, Sarah should have told an adult long before she did, but i understand why she didnt. Sarah was scared that her dad would hurt her. This book is truly one of the best books that i have ever read. I would totally recommend this book to everyone. Once you start reading you will never want to put it down until you have finished to.

Overall I am very happy that we had to pick a book to read for the independent study project. Br. Tom gave us great books to choose from and I cant wait to read some of the other ones on that list. 1201581044