The Earth, My Butt, and Other Big Round Things
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Book Description
"The heroine's transformation into someone who finds her own style and speaks her own mind is believable - and worthy of applause." - PUBLISHERS WEEKLY
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... More
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... More
Book Information
Publisher | Candlewick Press |
Binding | Paperback (16 editions) |
Reading Level | Young Adults |
# of Pages | 256 |
ISBN-10 | B001AQVTH6 |
Publication Date | 06/14/2005 |
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9/11/2009 Nicole Green said: I'm halfway through it. It's slow going because I'm a little disenchanted with the main character, but the writing is strong, the content admirable, and the plot holds together well.
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6/20/2008 BayShore Books said:
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Virginia Shreves just doesn’t measure up. She doesn’t fit in with the pencil thin popular girls and certainly not with her picture perfect family. Then she realizes everyone else may not be as perfect as they seem. Rather than change herself to fit the perfect mold that society has created, s... more
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5/4/2008 Paula Odabasi said: Hysterical and insightful. I heard Carolyn speak at the Winter SCBWI conference and found her very inspiring and down-to-earth.
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