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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 *
The heroine’s transformation into someone who finds her own style and speaks her own mind is believable – and worthy of applause * PUBLISHERS WEEKLY *
Readers will be rooting for Virginia all the way * Kirkus Reviews *

The Earth My Butt and Other Big Round Things

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      Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
      Publication Date: Publication Date: 05/04/2018
      ISBN13: 9781408897058, 978-1408897058
      ISBN10: 1408897059

      Description

      Book Synopsis
      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.

      Trade Review
      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 *
      The heroine’s transformation into someone who finds her own style and speaks her own mind is believable – and worthy of applause * PUBLISHERS WEEKLY *
      Readers will be rooting for Virginia all the way * Kirkus Reviews *

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