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The Earth, my Butt, and Other Big, Round Things

Mackler, Carolyn. Book - 2003 R Printz Honor 2004 None on shelf No requests on this item Community Rating: 4 out of 5

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Feeling like she does not fit in with the other members of her family, who are all thin, brilliant, and good-looking, fifteen-year-old Virginia tries to deal with her self-image, her first physical relationship, and her disillusionment with some of the people closest to her.

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amazing book submitted by XOXOElmoXOXO on May 27, 2007, 2:05pm this is a relly good book...i spent just bout every night reading....it was good because me myslef is a little over weight

Highly Recommended submitted by emjane on August 9, 2013, 9:40am Virginia's fat and, since her best friend moved to Walla Walla Washington, friendless. Initially Virginia tries to improve her situation, but after her perfect brother is accused of date rape, she finds it impossible to deal.

Virginia's straight-talking, pessimistically honest tone brings readers right into her life and her problems. Though readers may not have experienced everything Virginia faces-- body image issues, loneliness, trouble relating to parents, etc.-- they will likely connect on some level. While providing a full character and driving story, Mackler also demonstrates how teens can healthily (and unhealthily) react to their issues. And even though the book covers serious subject matter, Virginia's wry voice brings a bit of levity without dismissing the importance of the challenges.

Highly recommended.

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SERIES
Printz Honor book - 2004.



PUBLISHED
Cambridge, MA : Candlewick Press, 2003.
Year Published: 2003
Description: 246 p. ; 22 cm.
Language: English
Format: Book

READING LEVEL
Lexile: 790

ISBN/STANDARD NUMBER
0763619582 :
9780763620912 (trade pbk.)

SUBJECTS
Self-perception -- Fiction.
Assertiveness (Psychology) -- Fiction.
Family problems -- Fiction.
Weight control -- Fiction.
High schools -- Fiction.
New York (N.Y.) -- Fiction.