Dumplin'

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...

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Main Author: Murphy, Julie, 1965-
Other Authors: Stevens, Eileen, 1982- (Narrator)
Format: Audiobooks eAudiobook Downloads eAudiobook
Language: English
Edition: Unabridged.
Series: Dumplin' ; 1
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Online Access: Go to Downloadable Audiobook Here.
Summary: 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.
Physical Description: 1 online resource (8 audio files) : digital
Playing Time: 09::0:2:
ISBN: 9780062421425
Author Notes: Julie Murphy's debut contemporary young adult novel, Side Effects May Vary, is out from Balzer + Bray/HarperCollins and was well-received by Kirkus, School Library Journal, VOYA, Booklist, Seventeen Magazine, and Teen Vogue. Dumplin', Julie's sophomore novel has received glowing reviews including two stars from Publishers Weekly, Booklist and is a 2016 New York Times Best Seller. Film rights have been optioned by Disney.

(Bowker Author Biography)