The Earth, My Butt, and Other Big Round Things

Fifteen-year-old Virginia feels like a fat, awkward outsider in her perfect family, especially next to her golden-boy big brother Byron. She's got a lot to deal with - her weight, her best friend moving away, the mean girls at school - not to mention a boy who seems to like her! To survive, she decides to follow the 'Fat Girl Code of Conduct' to make herself acceptable, unnoticed ... invisible. It seems to be working until something unthinkable happens and, before her eyes, Virginia's flawless family begins to fall apart. As her world spins out of orbit, Virginia realises that breaking the Fat Girl Code might be the only way to create a life that belongs to her. Carolyn Mackler's acclaimed book has been updated for a new audience and is as relevant, funny and full of heart as it was when it was first published fifteen years ago.

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I loved this book. It's funny, sweet, and most of all, hopeful. It should be required reading for all girls, everywhere Sarah Dessen, #1 NEW YORK TIMES bestselling author

Product details

• Authors: Carolyn Mackler, Mackler Carolyn
• Publisher: Bloomsbury
• Languages: English
• Age Recommendation: from age 14
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 05.04.2018
• EAN: 9781408897058
• ISBN: 978-1-4088-9705-8
• No. of pages: 288
• Subjects: Children's and young people's books > Children's books up to 11 years of age; Children's and young people's books > Young people's books from 12 years of age; YOUNG ADULT FICTION / Family / Siblings, YOUNG ADULT FICTION / Family / Parents, YOUNG ADULT FICTION / Social Themes / Sexual Abuse, Romance & relationships stories (Children's / Teenage), Printz; teen; romance; weight; body image; assault; family