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4.5 AVERAGE
4.5 AVERAGE
emotional
inspiring
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
emotional
fast-paced
emotional
hopeful
inspiring
reflective
sad
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
This book is a very relatable book if you have been bullied, no matter what you were bullied about. Star Fish is about a "fat" girl who gets bullied by her classmates and even her own mother. This book also puts you in someone else's shoes.
emotional
inspiring
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
emotional
medium-paced
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
I have mixed emotions.
I liked the allusions-- Judas, Katniss. I loved the sections about the power of school librarians.
The fact that the children openly humiliated Ellie daily with nothing more than a stern warning or detention infuriated me.
Sometimes, it felt as if I were watching an episode of Grey's Anatomy where every possible crisis that could happen within a shift happened. Then again, authors are supposed to put their characters in the worst possible scenarios. Sadly, I could see this happening to Ellie daily-- constant stares, ridicule.
I worry about how students who struggle with their appearance will relate to this book. Will what happens to Ellie make them more self-conscious, or will they feel stronger because they can identify with her?
Students who like this book may like Dumplin.
I liked the allusions-- Judas, Katniss. I loved the sections about the power of school librarians.
The fact that the children openly humiliated Ellie daily with nothing more than a stern warning or detention infuriated me.
Sometimes, it felt as if I were watching an episode of Grey's Anatomy where every possible crisis that could happen within a shift happened. Then again, authors are supposed to put their characters in the worst possible scenarios. Sadly, I could see this happening to Ellie daily-- constant stares, ridicule.
I worry about how students who struggle with their appearance will relate to this book. Will what happens to Ellie make them more self-conscious, or will they feel stronger because they can identify with her?
Students who like this book may like Dumplin.
emotional
inspiring
reflective
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
emotional
inspiring
sad
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Content Warnings
Graphic: Bullying, Fatphobia, Self harm
challenging
emotional
hopeful
inspiring
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
emotional
hopeful
reflective
medium-paced
This was good, but a bit unbelievable at certain parts.