false http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1172004882m/131845.jpg 131845 33 Marcy Lewis is bored by school, she knows she's never going to be thin, and her family life's a nightmare. Then Marcy meets Ms. Finney, an English teacher who will try anything in the classroom. Finally, Marcy's life in and out of school begins to have a purpose. But when Ms. Finney is suspended, Marcy knows she's got to take a stand, no matter the price she must pay. 1223828 1974 The Cat Ate My Gymsuit total:706|5:153|4:258|3:219|2:63|1:13| 706 2593 841 86 4 1 false false Tue Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 1985 Tue Jan 13 15:15:30 -0800 2009 Tue Jan 13 15:17:18 -0800 2009 5 0 false false Thu Sep 03 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Wed Sep 02 13:20:02 -0700 2009 Thu Sep 03 10:28:42 -0700 2009 more...]]> 5 1 false false Wed Jul 25 19:46:06 -0700 2007 Tue Aug 14 08:40:58 -0700 2007 more...]]> 4 0 false false Tue Aug 25 16:54:27 -0700 2009 Tue Aug 25 17:02:51 -0700 2009 more...]]> 4 0 false false Sun Jan 04 15:32:42 -0800 2009 Sun Jan 04 15:37:50 -0800 2009 more...]]> 5 0 false false Sat Dec 01 00:00:00 -0800 2007 Wed Jan 14 18:24:07 -0800 2009 Fri Jan 16 07:59:22 -0800 2009 more...]]> 3 1 false false Thu Jun 04 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Thu May 28 19:47:55 -0700 2009 Thu Jun 04 07:41:13 -0700 2009 more...]]> 2 0 false false Thu Jun 25 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Fri Jun 26 07:02:48 -0700 2009 Fri Jun 26 07:08:09 -0700 2009 more...]]> 4 0 false false Sun Feb 24 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Mon Feb 25 11:45:07 -0800 2008 Mon Feb 25 12:04:24 -0800 2008 Cat Ate My Gymsuit falls into the latter category. This review put me on a quest to find it at my local thrift. Gymsuit screams 1974...more...]]> 3 0 false false Fri Aug 10 09:51:10 -0700 2007 Fri Aug 10 09:57:30 -0700 2007 The Cat Ate My Gymsuit, although I saw Marcy’s insecurities through different eyes than when I first read the book as a middle schooler. I felt a tenderness towards Marcy, a sort of recognition, since I too suffered those crippling te...more...]]> 4 0 false false Sun Oct 25 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Sun Oct 18 09:41:59 -0700 2009 Sun Oct 25 17:11:18 -0700 2009 more...]]> 5 0 false false Fri Aug 28 15:12:50 -0700 2009 Fri Aug 28 15:14:23 -0700 2009 more...]]> 5 0 false false Mon Dec 22 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Mon Apr 13 15:30:02 -0700 2009 Sun Apr 19 17:32:49 -0700 2009 more...]]> 3 0 false false Tue Jul 28 09:32:36 -0700 2009 Tue Jul 28 09:35:18 -0700 2009 more...]]> 3 0 false false Thu Feb 01 00:00:00 -0800 1979 Sun Apr 19 05:21:42 -0700 2009 Sun Apr 19 05:23:10 -0700 2009 more...]]> 2 0 false false Sat Mar 15 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Wed Mar 19 08:45:29 -0700 2008 Wed Mar 19 08:48:26 -0700 2008 more...]]> 5 0 false false Wed Aug 01 00:00:00 -0700 2007 Tue Aug 28 20:53:23 -0700 2007 Tue Aug 28 20:54:06 -0700 2007
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