Fat Cat - Softcover

Brande, Robin

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0440240336 ISBN 13: 9780440240334

Publisher: Ember, 2011

Synopsis

An experiment so bold, anyone might think it was a little crazy...

Catherine Locke is smart, ambitious, and--okay, not the slimmest girl around. But she's always cared more about her brain than her body. So far that's gotten her where she wanted: into the most advanced, competitive science class at her high school, where she'll once again face her fiercest rival, Matt McKinney.

The guy who once broke her heart.

If Cat's plan works, she'll win it all: a huge improvement in her body and her lifestyle, first prize at the science fair, admission to the college of her choice, and best of all, revenge on Matt McKinney.

But as every scientist knows, even the best experiments can go wildly out of control... 
"Fat Cat was AWESOME. I couldn't stop reading it!" Meg Cabot, New York Times bestselling author of The Princess Diaries and more

About this title

From the Author:

INTERVIEW WITH THE AUTHOR:Q: FAT CAT reads like a romantic comedy, but you seemed to have just as much fun with some of the other relationships in the book. Can you talk about that?A: What I've heard most from readers is that they love the friendship between Cat and her best friend Amanda, and the brother-sister relationship between Cat and her little brother Peter. I loved writing all those side scenes. I've never liked friendships (either in fiction or in real life) where the girls are competitive with each other or otherwise snarky and mean. The relationship between Cat and Amanda is based on my own friendship with the same best friend I've had since high school. We're both happy to see the other one succeed. That's true friendship to me.As for the relationship between Cat and her brother, I loved writing that, too! I'm friends with my own siblings, and I see that all around me in other families. I love it when siblings genuinely like and support each other.Q: Besides FAT CAT, you've written other science-oriented young adult novels: EVOLUTION, ME & OTHER FREAKS OF NATURE and the PARALLELOGRAM series in particular. Have you always been interested in science?A: Not at all. I was very intimidated by science when I was younger. I never thought I was "good at it." I didn't realize you could be interested in it and want to know more even if you didn't necessarily understand all the math behind it. But now in my adult life I watch science shows and read science books all the time. I'm definitely a late-blooming science nerd. There's so much cool science being done out there, and it's fascinating to learn about all of it.Q: Aside from the science-oriented books, what other books would fans of FAT CAT enjoy?A: If they want another book of mine that's funny and sweet, I'd send them to DOGGIRL. If they're looking for cool phenomena more on the paranormal side, then definitely REPLAY, which explores reincarnation and near-death experiences. Q: What's coming up next?A: I'm veryexcited about my new series, THE BRADAMANTE SAGA, which is unlike anything elseI've written. It's an epic historical medieval fantasy featuring a tough,fearless girl warrior. It's a series I've wanted to write for decades! Thefirst book, BOOK OF EARTH, was recently released, and several more installmentsin the saga will follow this year.   
Q: Any messageyou'd like to share with your readers? 
A: First of all,thank you. I know as well as any of you that there are only so manyentertainment hours available to us every day, and they need to be split amongour favorite shows, some movies here and there, and then that big stack ofbooks we all keep adding to every month. So I appreciate whenever someonespends some time with characters I've created. 
Second, please never be shy about reaching out to me. I try to answerevery email. If you take the time to write to me, I'll take the time to answer! You can find me on my website, robinbrande.com.

About the Author:

Robin Brande is the award-winning author of the fantasy series THE BRADAMANTE SAGA; the young adult novels EVOLUTION, ME & OTHER FREAKS OF NATURE; FAT CAT; DOGGIRL; the PARALLELOGRAM series; REPLAY; and THE GOOD LIE; and the adult novels LOVE PROOF; FREEFALL; HEART OF ICE; and FIRE AND ICE.

She is a former trial attorney, entrepreneur, law instructor, yoga teacher, martial artist, outdoor adventurer, and certified wilderness medic. 

Connect with Robin at:
robinbrande.com
twitter.com/RobinBrande
facebook.com/robinbrande

About this edition

• Publisher: Ember
• Publication date: 2011
• ISBN 10: 0440240336
• ISBN 13: 9780440240334
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 354