Books with author Cherie Bennett

Beautiful Lara Ardeche has it all -- she is named homecoming queen her junior year, she has the ideal boyfriend, and a sweet personality to top it off. Until she gains more than 100 pounds.At first Lara blames her allergy medicine, but when she keeps gaining despite a strict diet and exercise routine, she seeks a new explanation. When she is diagnosed with a metabolic disorder, she faces the awful truth that she may spend the rest of her life trapped in a fat suit! Lara finds out who her true supporters are when she embarks on the most difficult battle she has ever faced.

Star has a great sense of humor and lots of style, but jokes and creativity can’t protect her from cystic fibrosis, a fatal disease she’s had since she was born. Because of her illness, Star has never been able to do things most kids do—and never even had a chance to make a best friend. Then Star goes to Hope House when her illness is at its worst. She meets Courtney Cambridge there, and they become friends. Courtney is pretty, popular, and she has a boyfriend—she’s everything Star has ever wanted to be, and her friendship gives Star the strength to go on. Soon, Courtney is going back to a normal, healthy life, and Star isn’t—she’s too sick to leave Hope House. Will Star lose her first best friend when Courtney discovers how sick Star really is?

THERE'S A PERFECT GIRL at every school, yours included. You know her. Beautiful. Talented. Smart. Great parents. Cool boyfriend. You can’t even hate her, because, of course, she’s so nice.At Forest Hills High, Lara Ardeche is that girl.But things can change.“Skillfully drawn, resulting in a compelling story. . . . An enjoyable and thought-provoking read.”—School Library Journal“Readers will be totally caught up in Lara’s struggle to find her true self under all that weight.”—BooklistAn ALA Best Books for Young Adults

"Inspired by an actual child's life and writings, this tale of a young leukemia victim will elicit both tears and laughter." -- Booklist, BoxedBecky Zaslow's leukemia diagnosis has introduced her to a world she never knew existed, a scary world of hospitals and blood counts and chemotherapy. Ten-year-old Becky is afraid. But she doesn't have to go through this alone . . . she's got a trio of singing zebras to keep her company! A herd of zebras from the Serengeti plains forges a special spiritual bond with Becky. They boost her spirits by telling her the story of Zink, a polka-dotted zebra with the most courage and the biggest heart. "Think Zink," the zebras tell her when things get bad. And when Becky does as they say, her soul voyages to Africa, where her imagination can run as free as the zebras.

THERE'S A PERFECT GIRL at every school, yours included. You know her. Beautiful. Talented. Smart. Great parents. Cool boyfriend. You can’t even hate her, because, of course, she’s so nice.At Forest Hills High, Lara Ardeche is that girl.But things can change.“Skillfully drawn, resulting in a compelling story. . . . An enjoyable and thought-provoking read.”—School Library Journal“Readers will be totally caught up in Lara’s struggle to find her true self under all that weight.”—BooklistAn ALA Best Books for Young Adults

Beauty pageant winner, homecoming queen--Lara has the world at her feet. Until she gets fat.Despite a strict diet and workout schedule, Lara is soon a nameless, faceless, 200-pound-plus teenage blimp. She's desperate to get her to-die-for body back--and to find an explanation for her rapid weight gain.When she's diagnosed with a mysterious metabolic disorder that has no known cure, Lara fears she'll spend the rest of her life trapped in a fat suit. Who will stand by her? Her image-conscious family? Her shallow friends? Her handsome boyfriend? Or will she be left alone in the land of the fat girls?From the Paperback edition.

Beauty pageant winner, homecoming queen--Lara has the world at her feet. Until she gets fat.Despite a strict diet and workout schedule, Lara is soon a nameless, faceless, 200-pound-plus teenage blimp. She's desperate to get her to-die-for body back--and to find an explanation for her rapid weight gain.When she's diagnosed with a mysterious metabolic disorder that has no known cure, Lara fears she'll spend the rest of her life trapped in a fat suit. Who will stand by her? Her image-conscious family? Her shallow friends? Her handsome boyfriend? Or will she be left alone in the land of the fat girls?

"Inspired by an actual child's life and writings, this tale of a young leukemia victim will elicit both tears and laughter." -- Booklist, BoxedBecky Zaslow's leukemia diagnosis has introduced her to a world she never knew existed, a scary world of hospitals and blood counts and chemotherapy. Ten-year-old Becky is afraid. But she doesn't have to go through this alone . . . she's got a trio of singing zebras to keep her company! A herd of zebras from the Serengeti plains forges a special spiritual bond with Becky. They boost her spirits by telling her the story of Zink, a polka-dotted zebra with the most courage and the biggest heart. "Think Zink," the zebras tell her when things get bad. And when Becky does as they say, her soul voyages to Africa, where her imagination can run as free as the zebras.

Star has a great sense of humor and lots of style, but jokes and creativity can’t protect her from cystic fibrosis, a fatal disease she’s had since she was born. Because of her illness, Star has never been able to do things most kids do—and never even had a chance to make a best friend. Then Star goes to Hope House when her illness is at its worst. She meets Courtney Cambridge there, and they become friends. Courtney is pretty, popular, and she has a boyfriend—she’s everything Star has ever wanted to be, and her friendship gives Star the strength to go on. Soon, Courtney is going back to a normal, healthy life, and Star isn’t—she’s too sick to leave Hope House. Will Star lose her first best friend when Courtney discovers how sick Star really is?