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Big Girl Small
by Rachel DeWoskin
Summary
Big Girl Small by Rachel DeWoskin is a young adult novel about a girl with big dreams who happens to be short statured.
Judy Lohden is a 16-year-old girl who happens to have achondroplasia. She has recently transferred to Darcy Academy of the Arts in order to get one step closer to pursuing her dreams of singing and acting. She discovers that high school is filled with teen angst, first experiences, and clashing personalities.
The novel switches between past and present. In the present, Judy is hiding out in a shabby motel room, away from the media who are on her tail about a scandal. In the past, Judy narrates all of the events that lead up to the scandal.
Judy may be short in stature, but she's big in personality. Her sarcastic and witty voice shines through the pages, balancing between humour and seriousness
Review
I loved reading about a character with achondroplasia, it's rare in fiction. As a person of short stature, I could relate to many of Judy's thoughts, experiences, and witty remarks. I wish there were more books with characters like this.
The start of the novel was just a bunch of reflections, there wasn't really any plot. I couldn't really see where the story was going. However, I got elate to most of Judy's thoughts so I enjoyed reading them.
The middle of the plot was getting to know the characters. However, there wasn't really any problems, it was pretty smooth sailing. I was motivated to keep reading to find out about the big incident.
Reading the incident, I was hooked. I sympathised for Judy and wanted to find out how she overcame it. I thought Judy could have handled it a bit better, and I wish there was more closure.
At times I loved Judy's sarcasm and could relate to some of it. However, there were times when I thought it was a bit over the top.
I loved how Judy's family were supportive and present, I loved the positive family dynamics.
Judy had great friends who cared about her, but I didn't like how she ignored them most of the time.
The paragraphs were really long and I felt like they could have been broken up in order to make the reading experience easier.
I recommend this book for anyone who's 16 years and older and is interested in reading a YA novel in the perspective of someone who has achondroplasia.
Big Girl Small by Rachel DeWoskin is a young adult novel about a girl with big dreams who happens to be short statured.
Judy Lohden is a 16-year-old girl who happens to have achondroplasia. She has recently transferred to Darcy Academy of the Arts in order to get one step closer to pursuing her dreams of singing and acting. She discovers that high school is filled with teen angst, first experiences, and clashing personalities.
The novel switches between past and present. In the present, Judy is hiding out in a shabby motel room, away from the media who are on her tail about a scandal. In the past, Judy narrates all of the events that lead up to the scandal.
Judy may be short in stature, but she's big in personality. Her sarcastic and witty voice shines through the pages, balancing between humour and seriousness
Review
I loved reading about a character with achondroplasia, it's rare in fiction. As a person of short stature, I could relate to many of Judy's thoughts, experiences, and witty remarks. I wish there were more books with characters like this.
The start of the novel was just a bunch of reflections, there wasn't really any plot. I couldn't really see where the story was going. However, I got elate to most of Judy's thoughts so I enjoyed reading them.
The middle of the plot was getting to know the characters. However, there wasn't really any problems, it was pretty smooth sailing. I was motivated to keep reading to find out about the big incident.
Reading the incident, I was hooked. I sympathised for Judy and wanted to find out how she overcame it. I thought Judy could have handled it a bit better, and I wish there was more closure.
At times I loved Judy's sarcasm and could relate to some of it. However, there were times when I thought it was a bit over the top.
I loved how Judy's family were supportive and present, I loved the positive family dynamics.
Judy had great friends who cared about her, but I didn't like how she ignored them most of the time.
The paragraphs were really long and I felt like they could have been broken up in order to make the reading experience easier.
I recommend this book for anyone who's 16 years and older and is interested in reading a YA novel in the perspective of someone who has achondroplasia.