I loved Cats family who embraces her project. Author, Robin Brande does not stumble nor hit one false note in this story. Well-versed in adolescent emotions and behaviors, Brande (Evolution, Me, and Other Freaks of Nature) offers a fresh, funny portrait of a strong-minded young woman hurdling obstacles and fighting cravings to reach her goal. Fat Cat by Robin Brande, Listening Library, 2009 // Knopf Books for Young Readers, 2009 Dear Fat Cat, You are a delight from page one to the last punctuation mark on the last page. Going without processed food, technology and motorized transportation isn't easy ('A big fat Snickers and a slice of pizza would have made everything so much better'), but Cat learns much about herself and other members of the human species as she observes changes in her body and attitude, while noting how others react to her metamorphosis (namely, she's suddenly juggling the attention of several boys). Before she knows it, Cat is livingand eatinglike the hominids, our earliest human ancestors. I've-Won-More Science-Fairs-Than-Any-of-You,' but that's not her only motivation: she hopes that by following the diet of her ancestors, she'll shed some unwanted pounds. Thats when she winds up doing an experimenton herself. Part fat-girl-slims-down book, part advertisement for the real-food movement and part love story, this novel chronicles the many.

Cat will live a prehistoric lifestyle, which involves walking everywhere, avoiding technology and eschewing processed food. Cat is determined to win a prize at the science fair and outshine her rival and former friend, Matt, 'Mr. To win the science fair, get revenge on a boy and become her true self, Cat, a hefty high-school student, decides to be her own experiment. Can an American teen survive 207 days without junk food and modern conveniences? Budding scientist Catherine (Cat) Locke finds out the answer after embarking on her most ambitious experiment yet: living the lifestyle of a primitive Homo erectus.