Maggie has a crush on Peter Applewood, a baseball player. Because of this, Maggie goes from 149 pounds to 186 and that's not good when you're 5' 7'. ( June 2008)Ī self-conscious seventh grader whose father has recently lost his job. Her dad also makes progress towards getting a job through Maggie's help. Later, her gym teacher realizes this and offers Maggie a chance to join the Water Wings OR the regular swim team. However, cocaptains Julia and Anabel keep her off the team, causing Maggie to become depressed. She eats less, gets rid of her chocolate, and practices for the Water Wings tryouts, which she eventually nails. She also begins to lose weight and takes nearly 20 pounds off her original 186. Her sister, Summer, Aimee, and of course Maggie herself, work to help find her dad a job.

At school, she also gets a little closer to Peter, though not boyfriend-girlfriend close. She also is forced to join the 'Pound Patrollers', a club of other heavy people, where she meets Arnie, another chunky boy her age who turns out to be Peter (her dream boy's) cousin. Who would not want a cute silver bathing suit, an awesome circle of friends, and the boyfriend of her dreams? But it is all up to Maggie, and who she thinks she is. She and her friend Aimee work to complete their goal and Maggie might finally stop being a social outcast. Becoming a Water Wing has always been Maggie's dream. But it all changes when Maggie gets a chance to try out for the synchronized swim team. So Maggie focuses on keeping up her straight A average and over-consuming chocolate. Her father lost his job, and her mother is stressed about money. Maggie Bean is the average seventh grader, having a tough year. The book follows the titular Maggie Bean's quest to lose weight and join her school's synchronized swim team. The Melting of Maggie Bean is a children's novel by Tricia Rayburn, published in 2007.

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