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Starfish by Lisa Fipps
4.0
emotional reflective sad fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Strong character development: Complicated
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

Started out fine/relatable (older siblings teaming up with the mean parent to bully you about your weight), but the ending got progressively more campy with the bullies/therapist/confrontation stuff.

That being said, I don't know how I would have finished this book either because most fat kids don't get happy endings until they're much much older. The idea that any preteen, much less a fat one, can reach self acceptance at 12 without at least a proper support system is a wild angle to pitch for.