Fattening Hut Picnic the women in this book

the women in this book will give teen readers insight into the lives of women who

Six inspiring people who have a connection to the state

Squid Kid and Katydid

and a host of other treasures hidden throughout the book

Norma and her parents are going to her great-uncle Frank's funeral

Fattening Hut Picnic the women in this bookHelen doesn't want to stay in the fattening hut. She's told her mother that she's too young, not ready for it. Why must she marry so soon and gorge on rich meals for months, until she's heavy and round, like a good bride? Like her mother and sister before her, like all the women of her tribe. When she learns the terrible secret the fattening hut harbors, Helen becomes even more defiant and confused. Lonely, scared, and feeling confined by her family,