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More copies of this ISBN:This title in other formats:The Earth, My Butt, and Other Big Round Thingsby Carolyn Mackler
Synopses & ReviewsPublisher Comments:Fifteen-year-old Virginia Shreves has a larger-than-average body and a plus-size inferiority complex, especially when she compares herself to her slim, brilliant, picture-perfect family. But that's before a shocking phone call — and a horrifying allegation — about her rugby-star brother changes everything. With irreverent humor and surprising gravity, Carolyn Mackler creates an endearingly blunt heroine who speaks to every teen who struggles with family expectations, and proves that the most impressive achievement is to be true to yourself. Review:"A 'chubby' New York City teen faces pressures from her family to get thin, and her brother is suspended from college on charges of date rape. 'The heroine's transformation into someone who finds her own style and speaks her own mind is believable — and worthy of applause,' according to PW. Ages 14-up. (July)" Publishers Weekly (Copyright Reed Business Information, Inc.) Review:"Mackler has created in Virginia such a believable, funny-voiced, deeply pained character that readers will be rooting for her every step of the way, and cheering through their tears at her new-found strength and dignity in asserting herself against her well-meaning but overbearing family." Children's Literature Review:" Review:"Funny, touching, and very real, Mackler depicts both the trials and triumphs of adolescence when, like Virginia,we search for, and hopefully find, ourselves." KLIATT Review:"Virginia's story will interest readers who are looking for one more book with teen angst, a bit of romance, and a kid who is a bit like them or their friends." School Library Journal Review:"An easy read with substance and spirit." Kirkus Reviews Synopsis:Fifteen-year-old Virginia Shreves is sure that she's the weakest link in her high-powered family until her handsome, athletic, star-student brother shockingly falls from grace. Young Adult. About the AuthorCarolyn Mackler is the author of the acclaimed young adult novel Love and Other Four-Letter Words, which was an American Library Association Quick Pick for Reluctant Young Adult Readers and an International Reading Association Young Adult Choice. What Our Readers Are SayingAdd a comment for a chance to win!
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