Diane Lang

Diane Lang is the coauthor, with Michael Buchanan, of The Fat Boy Chronicles, a novel for younger readers presented through the journal entries of ninth-grader Jimmy Winterpock. Kirkus identifies both writers, Sleeping Bear Press, and its focus on a new student facing ridicule, isolation, and pressure to change his health. VitalSource independently confirms the shared byline, publisher, and 2010 edition. The diary format keeps Jimmy’s voice central as he records school assignments, family concerns, exercise, friendship, and gradual changes in how he sees himself. Lang and Buchanan adapted the story for a film released in the same period, extending its classroom and community discussion. Through The Fat Boy Chronicles, readers meet social-issue fiction that asks them to look beyond appearance and easy judgment. The book’s strongest element is Jimmy’s direct perspective, which turns a familiar school problem into a record of resilience, self-respect, and the difficult work of finding supportive relationships.