The Second Life of Abigail Walker

by Frances O'Roark Dowell

Book Overview

Is it possible to start afresh when you're thoroughly weighted down?

Seventeen pounds. That's the difference between Abigail Walker and Kristen Gorzca. Between chubby and slim, between teased and taunting. Abby is fine with her body and sick of seventeen pounds making her miserable, so she speaks out against Kristen and her groupies--and becomes officially unpopular. Embracing her new status, Abby heads to an abandoned lot across the...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1442405937
• ISBN13: 9781442405936
• Release Date: August 2012
• Publisher: Atheneum Books for Young Readers
• Length: 240 Pages
• Weight: 0.64 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 5.3" x 7.6"
• Age Range: 8 to 12 years
• Grade Range: Grades 3 to 7