by Robin Brande
Which turns out to be our signal that Matt McKinney should kiss me again.
Acknowledgments
As if any of us can write our books alone.
I wouldn't have been able to write more than fifty words of this one without the valuable contributions of a variety of scientists, writers, teachers, editors, and other brilliant people. Turns out this story had a lot of moving parts, and I could only pound on a few of them to make them work all by myself.
So let me thank the following people for all their assistance, advice, and efforts on behalf of this book:
My glorious editor, Michelle Frey, for always pushing me to go deeper, higher, further, stronger, truer. Thank you for all your wonderful ideas for this book, and for giving me the freedom to fix what needed fixing in my own way and time. With every line, every scene, every story we work on together, you are making me a better writer. I couldn't be more grateful.
Associate editor Michele Burke, for your valuable insights into food, romance, and other vital elements of this book. Thank you for not letting me off the hook until you thought I got it right.
The rest of the Knopf/Random House team, including but not limited to fellow foodie and all-around VP of Fun Nancy Hinkel; publicists extraordinaire Noreen Marchisi and Meg O'Brien; the ever-classy Tracy Lerner; sharp-eyed, sharp-brained copy editors Karen Taschek and Alison Kolani and proofreader Diana Varvara; and the designer of this gorgeous cover, Stephanie Moss.
Carolyn Sweeney, who, besides my editor, was the single biggest influence on the creation, continuation, and completion of this book. Thank you a million times over for your encouragement and advice all the way through. You have no idea how instrumental you were in getting this story done.
Science teacher Margaret Wilch and her class of geniuses, specifically Joe Fisher, Lindsay Liebson, Margo Johnson, Kiona Brown, Alyssa Ashley, Alexandra Lombard, and Farah Chatila. Thank you all for letting me pick your brains!
My food and nutrition gurus, Jacalyn Elder, RD; Amy J. Lanou, PhD; and Amy Armstrong Wilke, JD. Needless to say (but I'll say it), any mistakes herein are mine, not theirs.
Authors Barbara Kingsolver, Michael Pollan, Dr. John A. McDougall, T. Colin Campbell and Thomas M. Campbell II, Annemarie Colbin, Brendan Brazier, and Colleen Patrick-Goudreau for making me really think about food. And for ultimately changing my ways as I worked through the writing of this book.
Emily Baade for patiently trying to teach me calculus. Thanks for the attempt, but I'm such an English major. (So are you, but we're not all so multitalented.)
Michele Meadows for keeping the writing equipment in top working order.
American Sign Language teacher Sarah Tomassetti and her students, especially Sara and Nancy, for helping me learn some of that beautiful language.
My author pal Barry Lyga for once again playing the role of first editor. Your wise advice always helps me sand off the rough edges.
My agent, Laura Rennert, for all her superb advice and hard work. Thank you always!
My niece, Amanda, and nephew, Matthew, for creating the at-home cafe that I totally stole for this book.
And last but never least, my husband, John, for support of every kind. Thank you for everything you are and everything you do. xxoo
For Further Reading
Campbell, T. Colin, and Thomas M. Campbell II. The China Study. Dallas: BenBella Books, 2006.
Colbin, Annemarie. Food and Healing. 10th anniversary ed. New York: Ballantine Books, 1986.
Kingsolver, Barbara. Animal, Vegetable, Miracle: A Year of Food Life. With Steven L. Hopp and Camille Kingsolver. New York: HarperCollins Publishers, 2007.
McDougall, John A. The McDougall Program: 12 Days to Dynamic Health. With recipes by Mary McDougall. New York: NAL Books, 1990.
Pollan, Michael. In Defense of Food: An Eater's Manifesto. New York: Penguin Press, 2008.
www.compassionatecooks.com
www.goveg.com
THIS IS A BORZOI BOOK PUBLISHED BY ALFRED A. KNOPF
This is a work of fiction. Names, characters, places, and incidents either are the product of the author's imagination or are used fictitiously. Any resemblance to actual persons, living or dead, events, or locales is entirely coincidental.
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Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data
Brande, Robin.
Fat Cat / Robin Brande. -- 1st ed.
p. cm.
Summary: Overweight teenager Catherine embarks on a high school science project in which she must emulate the ways of hominins, the earliest ancestors of human beings, by eating an all-natural diet and forgoing technology.
eISBN: 978-0-375-89357-5
[1. Science--Experiments--Fiction. 2. Overweight persons--Fiction. 3. Interpersonal
relationships--Fiction. 4. Self-perception--Fiction. 5. Friendship--Fiction. 6. High
schools--Fiction. 7. Schools--Fiction.] I. Title.
PZ7.B73598Fat 2009
[Fic]--dc22
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Table of Contents
Cover
Title Page
Dedication
Chapter 1
Chapter 2
Chapter 3
Chapter 4
Chapter 5
Chapter 6
Chapter 7
Chapter 8
Chapter 9
Chapter 10
Chapter 11
Chapter 12
Chapter 13
Chapter 14
Chapter 15
Chapter 16
Chapter 17
Chapter 18
Chapter 19
Chapter 20
Chapter 21
Chapter 22
Chapter 23
Chapter 24
Chapter 25
Chapter 26
Chapter 27
Chapter 28
Chapter 29
Chapter 30
Chapter 31
Chapter 32
Chapter 33
Chapter 34
Chapter 35
Chapter 36
Chapter 37
Chapter 38
Chapter 39
Chapter 40
Chapter 41
Chapter 42
Chapter 43
Chapter 44
Chapter 45
Chapter 46
Chapter 47
Chapter 48
Chapter 49
Chapter 50
Chapter 51
Chapter 52
Chapter 53
Chapter 54
Chapter 55
Chapter 56
Chapter 57
Chapter 58
Chapter 59
Chapter 60
Chapter 61
Chapter 62
Chapter 63
Chapter 64
Chapter 65
Chapter 66
Chapter 67
Chapter 68
Chapter 69
Chapter 70
Chapter 71
Chapter 72
Chapter 73
Chapter 74
Chapter 75
Chapter 76
Chapter 77
Chapter 78
Chapter 79
Chapter 80
Chapter 81
Chapter 82
Chapter 83
Chapter 84
Chapter 85
Chapter 86
Chapter 87<
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Acknowledgments
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