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Jemima Small just wants to be like other girls. She hates being called Jemima Big, being forced to join the school health group - aka Fat Club - and that she can't apply for her favourite TV show without worrying everyone will laugh. But she also knows that the biggest stars in the universe are the brightest. So maybe it's her time to shine.

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Tamsin Winter is fast becoming a favourite for younger teenagers [...] an empowering story about body confidence. * The Observer *
A total treat to read. Jemima is a hero! * Beth Garrod, author of Super Awkward *
An uplifting and heartening read to help inspire body confidence in everyone. * Sunday Express (S Magazine) *
A clear-sighted look at censorious attitudes to larger bodies - especially girls' bodies... Drily funny, this touching book gives its readers permission to take up space. * The Guardian *
An ode to body positivity based around funny, smart, mischievous 13-year-old Jemima, who has been picked on because of her size since she was seven. * The i *

Jemima Small Versus the Universe

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    A Paperback / softback by Tamsin Winter

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      Publisher: Usborne Publishing Ltd
      Publication Date: 11/07/2019
      ISBN13: 9781474927284, 978-1474927284
      ISBN10: 1474927289

      Description

      Book Synopsis
      Jemima Small just wants to be like other girls. She hates being called Jemima Big, being forced to join the school health group - aka Fat Club - and that she can't apply for her favourite TV show without worrying everyone will laugh. But she also knows that the biggest stars in the universe are the brightest. So maybe it's her time to shine.

      Trade Review
      Tamsin Winter is fast becoming a favourite for younger teenagers [...] an empowering story about body confidence. * The Observer *
      A total treat to read. Jemima is a hero! * Beth Garrod, author of Super Awkward *
      An uplifting and heartening read to help inspire body confidence in everyone. * Sunday Express (S Magazine) *
      A clear-sighted look at censorious attitudes to larger bodies - especially girls' bodies... Drily funny, this touching book gives its readers permission to take up space. * The Guardian *
      An ode to body positivity based around funny, smart, mischievous 13-year-old Jemima, who has been picked on because of her size since she was seven. * The i *

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