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Chris CrutcherStaying Fat For Sarah Byrnes
Chris CrutcherFiction | Novel | YA | Published in 1993A modern alternative to SparkNotes and CliffsNotes, SuperSummary offers high-quality Study Guides with detailed chapter summaries and analysis of major themes, characters, and more. For select classroom titles, we also provide Teaching Guides with discussion and quiz questions to prompt student engagement.
Chapters 14-16Chapter Summaries & Analyses
Chapter 14 Summary
Shortly after the incident in CAT, Mr. Mautz barges into class to announce that Mark attempted suicide. Ms. Lemry defends herself and her class when Mautz attempts to pin the attempted suicide on her class and her teaching. Mautz leaves and Ms. Lemry tries to process the news with her students but over the intercom she is called down the office.
Back at home, Eric and Jody are surprised when Carter, Eric’s mom’s boyfriend, suddenly breaks into their conversation to reveal that his father killed himself. Carter talks about how he struggled with his father’s decision to end his life for years and years. Eventually, he had to accept that he was powerless to save his father and change the script of anyone else’s life. After that, Eric goes over to Ms. Lemry’s house where Sarah is still hiding out. Eric learns that Ms. Lemry has been put on suspension. She and Sarah have decided to use her suspension time off to go locate Sarah’s mom in Nevada. When Eric goes home again, he finds a note on his door, telling him that a man was looking for him. When Eric calls the number, he realizes too late that he is talking with Plus, gain access to 8,650+ more expert-written Study Guides. Including features:
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