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| Big Boned (Heather Wells Mysteries) | 
 enlarge | Author: Meg Cabot
Publisher: Avon A
Category: Book
List Price: $13.95
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Avg. Customer Rating:  26 reviews
Sales Rank: 50263
Media: Paperback
Edition: 1
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 304
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.5
Dimensions (in): 7.9 x 5.3 x 0.8
ISBN: 0060525134
Dewey Decimal Number: 813.54
EAN: 9780060525132
ASIN: 0060525134
Publication Date: December 1, 2007
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Condition: Brand New, small remainder mark on edge
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Life is reasonably rosy for plus-size ex-pop star turned Assistant Dormitory Director and sometime sleuth Heather Wells. Her freeloading ex-con dad is finally moving out. She still yearns for her hot landlord, Cooper Cartwright, but her relationship with "rebound beau," vigorous vegan math professor Tad Tocco, is more than satisfactory. Best of all, nobody has died lately in "Death Dorm," the aptly nicknamed student residence that Heather assistant-directs. Of course every silver lining ultimately has some black cloud attached. And when the latest murdered corpse to clutter up her jurisdiction turns out to be her exceedingly unlovable boss, Heather finds herself on the shortlist of prime suspects—along with the rabble-rousing boyfriend of her high-strung student assistant and an indecently handsome young campus minister who's been accused of taking liberties with certain girls' choir members. With fame beckoning her back into show business (as the star of a new kids' show!) it's a really bad time to get wrapped up in another homicide. Plus Tad's been working himself up to ask her a Big Question, which Heather's not sure she has an answer for . . .
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Is Big Boned The End September 1, 2008
Heather Wells, former teen pop star, is loving life. It is spring, she is taking her first college class, she is dating a hot blond Adonis (who happens to be her math professor) and her former convict dad is moving out of the house. Her landlord and dream lover, Cooper, won't date her but what does that matter she has a boyfriend (aka blond Adonis math professor), a boyfriend that is determined to help her with her physical issues. According to him she is not over weight she is just big boned and need to tone up. Now all she has to do is figure out what this big question he has for her is and everything would be perfect. New York College on the other had is in a bit of chaos. The graduate students have unionized and are protesting their unfair treatment by New York College. And the the new resident director of Fischer Hall is straitlaced from head to toe. Thank God he is only temporary, being assigned to Fischer Hall to shape things up and help with the image of Death Dorm. As it turns out the new director is more temporary than everyone thought. Heather finds this out one morning when she opens up his office and finds him shot in the head. To make this situation even worst the police have arrested the head of the graduate student protest, who happens to be the love of Sarah, the graduate assistant for Fischer Hall's, life. What is Heather to do.
Big Boned is a fast paced addition to the Heather Wells Mystery Series by Meg Cabot. As in the first two book murder serves as a back drop to the real story of the book the progression of Heather's life. Cabot actually spends less time on the murder in this book than she did on all three of the previous books. Heather continues to use her wit and spunky charm to manage life after pop stardom. A life filled with interesting characters whose lives touch Heather and Heather in turn makes them part of her life. Heather takes her wight issues in stride and is willing (if half heartedly) to get on the board with this getting toned thing. And what woman would not be when the idea is presented to her by a blond Adonis who has to take off his glasses when you get in the shower together so you are not even sure if he knows how your body really looks.
My only disappointment with this book was the ending. Cabot ties up so many loose ends at the end of the book you get the impression book 3 will be the end of the Heather Wells Mysteries. But never say never because there is definitely some room wiggle room if Cabot decides to pick up this character again. And romance fans don't worry the Cooper and Heather dynamic is continued in full force is book number 3.
 Heather Wells, once again. July 28, 2008
When I first saw a Heather Wells book on the shelf, I thought that the last thing I wanted to read was a story told by a skinny girl (Little compliment, for you Meg) about a larger woman. But the first two books of the Heather Wells series amazed me. They were stunning in their nonchalance of serious situations, entertaining in the aura and persona that is Heather Wells, and captivating in the ongoing question of "are they or aren't they?' in the case of Heather and her ex-fiancee's brother-slash-her landlord and roommate -slash-her secret love, a detective cooler than both Hardy Boys combined, Cooper.
BIG BONED does not dissapoint. Following up the end of the second book, Heather has finally found love! But not with Cooper. Tad, a very organic, decaf, please runner has taken up the place as Heather's squeeze, though it is painfully obvious that Cooper still holds a huge piece of her heart.
Yes, Heather's life is going rather smoothly...until her new boss takes a bullet to the head. Following Heather as she solves yet another mystery, the novel looks it is leading to another book in the series, yet with such a startling and rushed ending, it will have you wondering what Miss Cabot has up her sleeve for Heather.
Cabot's ease in writing amazes me, even though I've been reading her books for years! Meg Cabot will have you laughing, crying, and grinning hysterically as you watch your favorite big boned heroine in yet another charming story.
 ugh horrible July 13, 2008
meg cabot is an amazing author, but this book was so bad i could not even finish it. it is boring, and stupid.
Another entertaining Wells novel! July 3, 2008
I very much enjoyed the third Heather Wells novel. While I agree with other readers that the mysterious plot might not have been quite as breathtakingly page turning as in the other two novels, it was still a great read. And, unlike, other readers... I loved the ending! Buy the books. Read them. In my humble opinion, they are very much worth it.
 Meg Cabot's WOnderful End To A Great Series July 1, 2008
This is a great ending to the Heather Wells series. I have been a fan of the series forever and was hooked on the books when I read the first chapter of the first book. Some people may say that Meg Cabot is the typical chick-lit writer and she is, but in a good way. Chick-lit isnt a bad thing, not at all. And even though the mystery is not that complicated, I for one am ALWAYS astounded at how the whole thing turns out every time. But that's more of my own ditziness than any extraordinarily great mystery writing.
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