Life in the Fat Lane is a novel for young adults written by Cherie Bennett. The novel was included among the American Library Association Best Books for Young Adults. It was published in 1998 by Delacorte Press. In 2000, the novel won the Texas TAYSHAS High School Reading List. The novel is included in The Big Book of Teen Reading Lists, a composed list of inspirational fiction and non-fiction titles divided by age levels.Cherie Bennett obtained the idea of the novel from her readers because she writes about real life issues many young girls are affected by. The novel reflects a girl living in a perfect world. She suddenly faces a traumatic disease which cause her to gain over 100 pounds in only a few months, with no cure, and her whole world turns upside down. Cherie Bennett was commissioned to write a theatrical adaptation of Life in the Fat Lane by the Cincinnati Playhouse in the Park. The play won the Lazarus-Macy New Play Award. Source: Wikipedia (en)