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The earth, my butt, and other big, round things

Feeling like she does not fit in with the other members of her family, who are all thin, brilliant, and good-looking, fifteen-year-old Virginia tries to deal with her self-image, her first physical relationship, and her disillusionment with some of the people closest to her.

Main Author: Mackler, Carolyn.
Format: Books Print Book
Language: English
Published: Cambridge, MA : Candlewick Press, 2003.
Edition: 1st U.S. ed.
Series: Earth, my butt, and other big, round things ; 1
Subjects:
Self-perception > Young adult fiction.
Assertiveness (Psychology) > Young adult fiction.
Family problems > Young adult fiction.
Weight control > Young adult fiction.
High schools > Young adult fiction.
Schools > Young adult fiction.
New York (N.Y.) > Young adult fiction.
Summary: Feeling like she does not fit in with the other members of her family, who are all thin, brilliant, and good-looking, fifteen-year-old Virginia tries to deal with her self-image, her first physical relationship, and her disillusionment with some of the people closest to her.
Physical Description: 246 pages ; 22 cm
ISBN: 0763619582
9780763619589
9780763620912
0763620912
Author Notes: Carolyn Mackler is the author of the acclaimed young adult novel LOVE AND OTHER FOUR-LETTER WORDS, which was an American Library Association Quick Pick for Reluctant Young Adult Readers and an International Reading Association Young Adult Choice. Her fiction and nonfiction have appeared in numerous publications, including SEVENTEEN, GIRLS' LIFE, TEEN PEOPLE, and GLAMOUR. Of THE EARTH, MY BUTT, AND OTHER BIG ROUND THINGS, she says, "So many of us feel like we don't quite fit in with the rest of the world, that we're inferior to others in some way. But things happen. Bad things happen. And many of us end up learning the difficult but important lesson that the people we idolize may not be all they're cracked up to be. And guess what? We're not so bad after all!"

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