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    Ebook86 pages33 minutes

    Stuffed

    By Eric Walters

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    Can Ian stand up for what he believes in?

    When Ian and his classmates watch a documentary about the health concerns of eating fast food, Ian decides to start a boycott and stop everyone he can from eating at Frankie's, a huge fast-food chain with a questionable menu. The boycott takes off and Frankie's gets concerned. The company's lawyers threaten Ian and his friends and try to force them to stop the boycott. Ian must convince others that the boycott is a good idea, but can he do it?

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    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherOrca Book Publishers
    Release dateMar 1, 2006
    ISBN9781554697250
    Stuffed
    Author

    Eric Walters

    Eric Walters is a Member of the Order of Canada and the author of over 125 books that have collectively won more than 100 awards, including the Governor General’s Literary Award for The King of Jam Sandwiches. A former teacher, Eric began writing as a way to get his fifth-grade students interested in reading and writing. Eric is a tireless presenter, speaking to over 100,000 students per year in schools across the country. He lives in Guelph, Ontario.

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      Authentic depiction of teens, email, and fast food. Excellent blending of relationship drama between three friends, courtroom-style drama of legal people trying to outsmart each other, and real-life involvement in issues through taking a stand and using technology. The dialog is both realistic and witty.

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    Stuffed - Eric Walters

    Chapter One

    The credits started rolling up the screen.

    The lights came on and Mrs. Fletcher walked to the front of the classroom and clicked off the monitor.

    That was quite an interesting documentary, she said.

    It was called Stuffed, and it was about Frankie’s, the gigantic fast-food chain. It talked about how their food was filled with fat and chemicals and how eating it could make people overweight, unhealthy, sick and could basically kill them.

    Comments? Mrs. Fletcher asked.

    That was disgusting, Julia snapped. Julia was one of my best friends. Just disgusting!

    It was pretty gross, Oswald agreed. He was my best friend.

    Two weeks ago he might have agreed or he might have disagreed with Julia. Now he did nothing but agree with anything and everything she said. Two weeks ago he and Julia had stopped being friends and started being boyfriend and girlfriend.

    It made me hungry, Trevor said. A chorus of laughter followed his words.

    Hungry? Julia demanded, sounding not only surprised but offended. How could you possibly even think about eating after what we just saw?

    I like Frankie’s food, Trevor said. It’s tasty and big…really big…and I like big food.

    If there’s one thing we all knew about Trevor, it’s that he loved to eat.

    Julia opened her mouth to answer, but Mrs. Fletcher cut her off. What do other people think? she asked.

    I thought that was pretty smart on her part—cutting Julia off before she said something about Trevor that we were all probably thinking but nobody should have said.

    Other people joined the debate. The documentary had certainly stirred up a lot of opinions.

    The film was about some guy who lived on nothing but Frankie’s food. Breakfast, lunch and dinner, he ate nothing but Frankie’s. Sausages and coffee and hotcakes and hash browns for breakfast; burgers and fries and onion rings and cola and root beer for lunch and dinner. Every day, every meal for sixty days. By the end he had gained a lot of weight and was sluggish and depressed.

    What was the most interesting thing you learned? Mrs. Fletcher asked the class.

    "That they put sugar in everything, including the French fries and onion rings," one girl said.

    I couldn’t believe the amount of sugar that guy had eaten, another boy said. It was like a small mountain!

    There had been a scene in the movie where sugar—equal to all the sugar he’d eaten—was piled on a table. The amount of sugar was so massive it slipped off the edges of the table.

    What grossed me out the most was all that fat! Julia said.

    That was sick! Oswald agreed. And I don’t mean that in a good way.

    After the sugar scene they had glass jars filled with greasy, slimy fat—equal to the amount he’d eaten during the two months.

    Those were both very effective visual displays. How many people are now less likely to eat at Frankie’s? Mrs. Fletcher asked.

    Three-quarters of the class put up their hands.

    Those of you who didn’t raise their hands, could you explain why it didn’t affect you in the same way?

    Frankie’s food tastes the best, a boy said.

    Yeah, Trevor agreed, especially the triple bacon cheeseburger melt. Trevor’s eyes were closed as if he was picturing the burger in his mind. I wouldn’t have been surprised if a string of drool had come out of his mouth.

    That was actually my favorite burger too—I liked it, but I thought Trevor was in love with it.

    And you still would eat one of those after watching the film? Julia questioned.

    Why not? Trevor asked.

    Did you fall asleep during the movie? Julia demanded.

    Julia, Mrs. Fletcher cautioned.

    But Mrs. Fletcher, that’s the very worst thing on the whole menu! Julia protested. Each one has over twelve hundred calories and more fat than anybody should eat in an entire day! That guy gained thirty-seven pounds because of that burger!

    It wasn’t just the burgers, Trevor said. And besides, it’s not like I’m going to eat there every day.

    Trevor has a point, Mrs. Fletcher said. Now, this documentary focused on just one fast-food chain, but what about the others?

    They’re all the same, Julia said.

    Are they? Mrs. Fletcher asked.

    Sure they are. They all serve fried, fatty, sugary foods.

    Yes they do, but don’t most chains offer healthy alternatives? Mrs. Fletcher questioned.

    Well…

    Can’t you get salads and fruit platters and yogurt, mineral water and juices at most of the other places?

    I guess so, Julia said.

    So at most fast-food restaurants it is possible to eat healthier, if not healthy.

    But not at Frankie’s, Oswald said. They don’t have any of those things. It’s like they’re proud of being unhealthy.

    "Their commercials do brag about offering the biggest servings

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