France, Anatole. Thais. New York: The Book League of America, 1938. This is a novel about a holy man who successuflly converts a sinner, only to discover that he is now hopelessly in love with her.

"The Loves of Aphrodite." New Larousse Encyclopedia of Mythology. New York: Paul Hamlyn, 1968: 131. The description of various mortals who loved the goddess of love, Aphrodite. Includes the story of Pygmalion.

"Marilyn Sachs. The Fat Girl." In The Best in Children's Books. Chicago: University of Chicago Press, 1979-1984: 371. This is a short evaluation of the novel, and compares it to Sachs's other works.

Shaw, George Bernard. Pygmalion. New York: Penguin, 1977. In this ironic play, Shaw redraws the ancient story of Pygmalion by creating a man who tries to change a woman to suit his image.

Southerland, Zena. "The Fat Girl." In Children and Books. 8th ed. New York: HarperCollins, 1991: 357. This...