Shelby+Lowe

// HUGE // Sasha Paley

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Genre: Young Adult Fiction

Plot Summary:

April and Wil couldn't be more different, but both of them are spending the summer at Wellness Canyon-otherwise know as a weight loss camp.
April knows that if she could just drop a little weight, she would be popular like she's always wanted. She's saved up for months to afford Wellness Canyon, which is more like a posh spa then sleepaway camp. While April can't wait to jump into all the activities, Will can't wait to get out of there. Her parents own a chain of high-profile fitness centers, and she's pretty sure her mom and dad sent her to Wellness Canyon to slim down before any embarrassing stories about their obese daughter hit the gossip pages. To get revenge on her parents, Wil decides she's going to //gain// weight at Wellness Canyon.

What I thought about the book: When I was in the Library looking for a book to read for my English class, I picked up this book and another. I though to myself, which one I wanted to read. I chose this one because I liked the cover of it, so I checked the book out and when I got home, I read the first chapter and before I knew it, I was on the 14th chapter. I could not put the book down for one second. I thought it is ironic for me to be reading this book because I am the total opposite of it, which made the book more interesting to me. I would definitely reccomend this book to teenagers that like a good laugh and can relate to the drama these two roomates have.

Recorded 1st Chapter of //Huge// Link: [|Audio_0001.wma]

About the Author: Sasha Paley grew up in Chicago, where she spent a lot of her time writing in cafés and attempting to flirt with guys from Northwestern. Sasha now lives in New York City, where she still spends a lot of time writing in cafés and working on her flirting skills.

//Huge// on T.V.!: Funny, heartbreaking and provocative, Huge follows the lives of seven teens and the staff at a weight-loss camp, as they look beneath the surface to discover their true selves and the truth about each other.

Actors: Nikki Blonsky Hayley Hasselhoff Gina Torres Harvey Guillen Ashley Holliday Raven Goodwin Ari Stidham Zander Eckhouse

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Movie Magic: If this book was turned into a movie the characters that I would choose to act in it would be: (Characters chosen from [|The Biggest Loser])

Catherine as Wil Daniel as Collin Shanon as April Jullian as Jessica Bob as Kevin

Teenage Obesity Would you rather, play outside? or sit on the couch and watch T.V.? I know a lot of people would chose to sit on the couch and watch T.V. for many reasons, its too cold, I don't feel like it, I don't want to. But maybe next time you should really think about the question more. Would you rather, play outside? or sit on the couch and watch T.V.? This question is basically asking if you want to be active or not? Many teenagers are choosing to sit on the couch more than play outside. This is where teenage obesity comes into place. Most teenagers that are over weight, don't get the right amount of play time or "work out" they need to stay in shape. Those are the people who choose to sit on the couch. All you need to do is play or be active for 30 minutes a day. You also have to chose on what you eat and you atittude towards being active. Try choosing healthy foods like fruits. I usually have a strawberry smoothie once a week and I love making fruit salads. They're easy and delicious! So next time when you are asked the question, Would you rather play outside? or sit on the couch and watch T.V.? Think about what would be the right thing for your body and get active!

Artical on Teenage Obesity Link: []

For other Articals on this topic go to: [|http://www.Buzzle.com/]

About the Reader of this book:

My name is Shelby and I go to Gahanna Lincoln High School. I play softball and I am on the Renaissance Team at Lincoln.We had to make a Wiki page on a book that we had to read of our choice for my English 9 class that I am in. Obviously I chose this book, and so this is what my Wiki had to be on.