Dumplin

Now a Netflix feature film, starring Jennifer Aniston, Danielle Macdonald, and Dove Cameron, as well as a soundtrack from Dolly Parton! The #1 New York Times bestseller and feel-good YA of the year--about Willowdean Dixon, the fearless, funny, and totally unforgettable heroine who takes on her small town''s beauty pageant. Self-proclaimed fat girl Willowdean Dickson (dubbed "Dumplin''" by her former beauty queen mom) has always been at home in her own skin. Her thoughts on having the ultimate bikini body? Put a bikini on your body. With her all-American beauty best friend, Ellen, by her side, things have always worked . . . until Will takes a job at Harpy''s, the local fast-food joint. There she meets Private School Bo, a hot former jock. Will isn''t surprised to find herself attracted to Bo. But she is surprised when he seems to like her back. Instead of finding new heights of self-assurance in her relationship with Bo, Will starts to doubt herself. So she sets out to take back her confidence by doing the most horrifying thing she can imagine: entering the Miss Clover City beauty pageant--along with several other unlikely candidates--to show the world that she deserves to be up there as much as any girl does. Along the way, she''ll shock the hell out of Clover City--and maybe herself most of all.

About the author

Julie Murphy splits her time between North Texas and Kansas with her husband, who loves her, and her cats, who tolerate her. When Julie isn’t writing, she can be found watching movies so bad they're good, hunting for the perfect slice of cheese pizza, or planning her next great travel adventure. She is the author of the middle grade novels Dear Sweet Pea and Camp Sylvania as well as the young adult novels Ramona Blue, Side Effects May Vary, the Faith series, Pumpkin, Puddin’, and Dumplin’ (now a Netflix original film).

Product details

• Authors: Julie Murphy
• Publisher: Balzer & Bray
• Languages: English
• Age Recommendation: from age 13
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 15.09.2015
• EAN: 9780062327185
• ISBN: 978-0-06-232718-5
• No. of pages: 336
• Dimensions: 148 mm x 217 mm x 33 mm
• Series: Dumplin'
• Subjects: Children's and young people's books > Children's books up to 11 years of age; YOUNG ADULT FICTION: Social Themes / Friendship *, YOUNG ADULT FICTION: Social Themes / Dating & Sex *, YOUNG ADULT FICTION: Romance / Contemporary *, YOUNG ADULT FICTION: Social Themes / Emotions & Feelings *, YOUNG ADULT FICTION: Media Tie-In *, YOUNG ADULT FICTION: Romance / Romantic Comedy *, YOUNG ADULT FICTION: Social Themes / Cutting & Self-Harm, YOUNG ADULT FICTION: LGBTQ+ / General