JUNK FOOD HERO
Synopsis
George, aged 13, weighs 17 stone and is still growing in all
directions. When a TV chef brings healthy food to the school dinner menu,
George demands his right to chips. But his teachers won't budge. Following a nightmarish encounter with himself as a grown-up, George embarks on a journey of discovery where he takes the giant leap from living to eat to eating to live.
A deliciously biting comic tale of one supersized teenager's heroic transformation from chair-breaker to heart-breaker.
Author's Biography
Pat Swindells is a former English and Music teacher who has
had several educational books for teenagers published, including Nelson
Mandela (Collins). Her book When the Death Penalty Came Back was
listed as Number 1 Top Thriller by The Daily Mail. Previous fiction includes
many short stories for women's magazines.
Reviews
'The campaign against childhood obesity is now being fought on the
bookshelves too, as this thought-provoking offering by Pat Swindells. George is a hero and, indeed, despite his obsession with food, he is a likeable character, representing a group often
overlooked or portrayed negatively in children's literature. lt should lead to some good discussion.' Learning Support Summer Term