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In the next few hours, one of three things will happen.
1—We'll be rescued (unlikely)
2—We'll freeze to death (maybe)
3—We'll be eaten by thin and athletic zombies (odds: excellent)
Vivian Ellenshaw is fat, but she knows she doesn't need to lose weight, so she's none too happy to find herself forced into a weight-loss camp's van with her ex-best friend, Allie, a meathead jock who can barely drive, and the camp owner's snobby son. And when they arrive at Camp Featherlite at the start of the worst blizzard in the history of Flagstaff, Arizona, it's clear that something isn't right.
Vee barely has a chance to meet the other members of her pod, all who seem as unhappy to be at Featherlite as she does, when a camper goes missing down by the lake. Then she spots something horrifying outside in the snow. Something...that isn't human. Plus, the camp's supposed "miracle cure" for obesity just seems fishy, and Vee and her fellow campers know they don't need to be cured. Of anything.
Even worse, it's not long before Camp Featherlite's luxurious bungalows are totally overrun with zombies. What starts out as a mission to unravel the camp's secrets turns into a desperate fight for survival—and not all of the Featherlite campers will make it out alive.
A satirical blend of horror, body positivity, and humor, Kelly deVos's witty, biting novel proves that everyone deserves to feel validated, and taking down the evil enterprise determined to dehumanize you is a good place to start.
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Release date
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OverDrive Listen audiobook
- ISBN: 9780593459058
- File size: 289210 KB
- Duration: 10:02:31
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Languages
- English
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Levels
- Lexile® Measure: 610
- Text Difficulty: 2-3
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Reviews
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May 3, 2021
After high school junior and soccer captain Vivian Ellenshaw’s mother marries the teen’s fatphobic soccer coach, Vivian gets packed off to Camp Featherlite in Arizona—“the world’s fanciest fat camp.” Boarding the camp van, Vivian encounters the driver, a jock named Steve who disagrees with the camp’s ethos but needs the job; preppy Paul, the director’s son, who has his own reasons for attending; and finds that she’ll also be trapped at camp with her ex–best friend Allison. When a raging blizzard overtakes the van, the group encounters strange gray shapes and soon plunges into two nightmarish truths: they can’t trust the camp directors, whose “ ‘miracle cure’ for obesity” sets off warning bells, and zombies have overrun Featherlite. Tonal similarities between the four first-person voices, as well as the rapidly shifting perspectives, make it difficult to distinguish between speakers. DeVos (Fat Girl on a Plane) nevertheless moves the plot forward at breakneck speed, twining strong currents of body affirmation, satirical humor, and horror movie mainstays throughout as the protagonists fight back against corporate fatphobia. Ages 12–up. Agent: Alice Sutherland-Hawes, Madeleine Milburn Ltd.
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