# The Cat Ate My Gymsuit

**Author:** Paula Danziger
**Grade range:** Grades 3–6
**Page count:** 178
**Genre:** Juvenile Fiction
**ISBN-13:** `9781101665824`
**ISBN-10:** `1101665823`
**Canonical URL:** https://readinglist.school/book/the-cat-ate-my-gymsuit
**License:** [CC BY 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) — please credit ReadingList.school when citing.

## About this book

A modern classic with issues that will be relevant always. Marcy's life is a mess. Her parents don't understand her, she feelslike a fat blimp with no friends, and her favorite teacher just got fired. Ms. Finney wasn't like the other teachers, and she was helping Marcy feel good about being herself. Now that she's gone, Marcy doesn't know what to do. She's always thought things would be better if she could just lose weight, but the loss of Ms. Finney sparks something inside her. She decides to join the fight to bring back her teacher, and in doing so, she discovers that her voice might matter more than she ever realized. Paula Danziger’s novels are hilarious, genuine, and full of dynamic female characters that have won the hearts of her readers and turned her books into beloved classics. T

## Where this book is assigned

### Hawai'i Nēnē Award

- **recommended** · 3rd grade · Hawaii — [source: Hawai‘i Nēnē Award (Hawaii Association of School Librarians), winner archive via Goodreads — 1980 Nēnē Award winner](https://www.neneaward.org/)
- **recommended** · 4th grade · Hawaii — [source: Hawai‘i Nēnē Award (Hawaii Association of School Librarians), winner archive via Goodreads — 1980 Nēnē Award winner](https://www.neneaward.org/)
- **recommended** · 5th grade · Hawaii — [source: Hawai‘i Nēnē Award (Hawaii Association of School Librarians), winner archive via Goodreads — 1980 Nēnē Award winner](https://www.neneaward.org/)
- **recommended** · 6th grade · Hawaii — [source: Hawai‘i Nēnē Award (Hawaii Association of School Librarians), winner archive via Goodreads — 1980 Nēnē Award winner](https://www.neneaward.org/)

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