The Earth, My Butt, and Other Big Round Things
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— PUBLISHERS WEEKLY
Fifteen-year-old Virginia Shreves has a larger-than-average body and a plus-size inferiority complex. She lives on the Web, snarfs junk food, and follows the "Fat Girl Code of Conduct." Her stuttering best friend has just moved to Walla Walla (of all places). Her new companion, Froggy Welsh the Fourth (real name), has just succeeded in getting his hand up her shirt, and she lives in fear that he’ll look underneath. Then there are the other Shreves: Mom, the successful psychologist and exercise fiend; Dad, a top executive who ogles thin women on TV; and older siblings Anaïs and rugby god Byron, both of them slim and brilliant. Delete Virginia, and the Shreves would be a picture-perfect family. Or so she’s convinced. And then a shocking phone call changes everything.
With irreverent humor, insight, and surprising gravity, Carolyn Mackler creates an endearingly blunt heroine whose story will speak to every teen who struggles with family expectations - and serve as a welcome reminder that the most impressive achievement is to be true to yourself.
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Mein Feelgood-Buch als Teenie
Dies war mein Lieblingsbuch als Teenager! Aber heute mag ich es immer noch gern. Ich liebe die Story von Virginia und wie sie sich entwickelt, wie sie für sich einstehen und sich selbst lieben lernt. Ihre Familie wirkt auf den ersten Blick perfekt, aber im Laufe der Geschichte erkennt man, dass hier gar nichts perfekt ist. Besonders der Umgang der Eltern mit Virginias Bruder Byron macht mich wirklich, wirklich sauer. Am Ende macht sich Virginia frei von den Erwartungen anderer Menschen.
Description
— PUBLISHERS WEEKLY
Fifteen-year-old Virginia Shreves has a larger-than-average body and a plus-size inferiority complex. She lives on the Web, snarfs junk food, and follows the "Fat Girl Code of Conduct." Her stuttering best friend has just moved to Walla Walla (of all places). Her new companion, Froggy Welsh the Fourth (real name), has just succeeded in getting his hand up her shirt, and she lives in fear that he’ll look underneath. Then there are the other Shreves: Mom, the successful psychologist and exercise fiend; Dad, a top executive who ogles thin women on TV; and older siblings Anaïs and rugby god Byron, both of them slim and brilliant. Delete Virginia, and the Shreves would be a picture-perfect family. Or so she’s convinced. And then a shocking phone call changes everything.
With irreverent humor, insight, and surprising gravity, Carolyn Mackler creates an endearingly blunt heroine whose story will speak to every teen who struggles with family expectations - and serve as a welcome reminder that the most impressive achievement is to be true to yourself.
Book Information
Posts
Mein Feelgood-Buch als Teenie
Dies war mein Lieblingsbuch als Teenager! Aber heute mag ich es immer noch gern. Ich liebe die Story von Virginia und wie sie sich entwickelt, wie sie für sich einstehen und sich selbst lieben lernt. Ihre Familie wirkt auf den ersten Blick perfekt, aber im Laufe der Geschichte erkennt man, dass hier gar nichts perfekt ist. Besonders der Umgang der Eltern mit Virginias Bruder Byron macht mich wirklich, wirklich sauer. Am Ende macht sich Virginia frei von den Erwartungen anderer Menschen.