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3.63 AVERAGE
3.63 AVERAGE
I don’t even remember this book (changes rating). But due to further research, I recall it being about a “fat” teen who feels that everyone is against her because of her weight.
Being a “fat” woman...and I’ve been a range of slightly chunky to obese....is not a bad thing. Some people who are deemed “fat” are very healthy.
Plus, the way she “got over” her weight bashing was somewhat unrealistic.
Being a “fat” woman...and I’ve been a range of slightly chunky to obese....is not a bad thing. Some people who are deemed “fat” are very healthy.
Plus, the way she “got over” her weight bashing was somewhat unrealistic.
Carolyn Mackler never disappoints with her heartfelt YA books. This is a book that anyone could read many times and never tire of it. The main character transforms through the novel from a self conscious and withdrawn wallflower to someone who can accept herself and others, flaws and all. She grows to love and embrace her own sense of individuality (as seen when she gets her piercing) and is a more beautiful person because of it, inside and out. It's a book that makes the reader feel good, and it really cheered me up by the end.
A very empowering book for teenagers. The book is about finding yourself and the things that make you happy and accepting yourself the way you are. I liked it a lot, although I had moments, when I hated some of the characters so much and felt sorry for Virginia...
At the beginning of her sophomore year, Virginia Shreves suspects she was switched at birth and some chubby blonde family is raising the skinny brunette that should be a Shreve. Her parents ignore her in favor of her popular accomplished older siblings, her best friend has moved away, and she's managed to find a regular makeout partner, but do the aforementioned chubbiness doesn't want to push her luck and hope for a real relationship. After all, the guy's name is Froggy.
While I've tried to start this a million times, once I finally sat down in earnest, I read the vast majority of it in under 24 hours. I don't quite understand because I didn't love this book. It was good, but I don't really feel like anything about it stood out, except that the use of technology makes it clear that this book is over 10 years old. If you're looking for a contemporary-ish YA about a girl who feels invisible, this should work for you.
While I've tried to start this a million times, once I finally sat down in earnest, I read the vast majority of it in under 24 hours. I don't quite understand because I didn't love this book. It was good, but I don't really feel like anything about it stood out, except that the use of technology makes it clear that this book is over 10 years old. If you're looking for a contemporary-ish YA about a girl who feels invisible, this should work for you.
I'm a big fan of the style of writing that Mackler has used here, dynamic characters thrown into an turbulent plot and left to come out the other side makes for a great read.
I read this for my YA lit class. Good, fun, realistic teen fiction.
Nice coming of age book. Not everyone is perfect even in a "perfect" family.
I was totally pulled in by this title. It's pretty much the only reason I wanted to read this book — I didn't know anything about it going in. And I'll tell you this: the book lives up to its title. I read almost all of it in one very quick sitting, and was highly amused when I finished. Good work, book!
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