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The Earth, My Butt, and Other Big Round Things

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The Earth, My Butt, and Other Big Round Things

An overweight teen is sure that sheâ€™s the weakest link in her high-powered family - until her handsome, athletic, star-student brother has a shocking fall from grace.

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 heâ€™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 AnaÃ¯s and rugby god Byron, both of them slim and brilliant. Delete Virginia, and the Shreves would be a picture-perfect family. Or so sheâ€™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.

Country	USA
Author	Carolyn Mackler
Binding	Paperback
Brand	Candlewick Press
EAN	9780763659790
Edition	Reprint
ISBN	9780763659790
Label	Candlewick
Manufacturer	Candlewick
MPN	9780763659790
NumberOfItems	1
NumberOfPages	256
PartNumber	9780763659790
PublicationDate	2012-02-14
Publisher	Candlewick
ReleaseDate	2012-02-14
Studio	Candlewick

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