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Authors: Chris Crutcher

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CHRIS CRUTCHER
is the critically acclaimed author of seven young adult novels and a collection of short stories, all of which were selected as ALA Best Books for Young Adults. Drawing on his experience as a family therapist and child protection specialist, Crutcher writes honestly about real issues facing teenagers today: making it through school, competing in sports, handling rejection and failure, and dealing with parents.
The Horn Book
said of his novels, “Writing with vitality and authority that stems from personal experienceâ¦Chris Crutcher gives readers the inside story on young men, sports, and growing up.”

Chris Crutcher has won two lifetime achievement awards for his work: the Margaret A. Edwards Award for Outstanding Literature for Young Adults, and the ALAN Award for a Significant Contribution to Adolescent Literature. He lives in Spokane, Washington.

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RUNNING LOOSE

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THE CRAZY HORSE ELECTRIC GAME

CHINESE HANDCUFFS

ATHLETIC SHORTS:
Six Short Stories

IRONMAN

WHALE TALK

Credits

Cover design by Hilary Zarycky

Copyright

STAYING FAT FOR SARAH BYRNES
. Copyright Â© 1993 by Chris Crutcher. All rights reserved under International and Pan-American Copyright Conventions. By payment of the required fees, you have been granted the non-exclusive, non-transferable right to access and read the text of this e-book on-screen. No part of this text may be reproduced, transmitted, down-loaded, decompiled, reverse engineered, or stored in or introduced into any information storage and retrieval system, in any form or by any means, whether electronic or mechanical, now known or hereinafter invented, without the express written permission of HarperCollins e-books.

Adobe Digital Edition August 2009 ISBN 9780061968501

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