The Earth, My Butt, and Other Big, Round Things
by Carolyn Mackler
Taste attributes: dramacomedyteenwholesomerealisticlinearenclosedemotive & stirringempowerment/personal growthcoming of agecomplex relationship
Boxlist takeWholesome and emotional: an intimate novel, grounded rather than fantastical. Best if you like stories that hit hard.
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Pace: balanced · Originality: balanced · Tone: wholesome · Weight: balanced · Realism: true to life · Story: balanced · Structure: linear · Look: balanced · Scale: confined · Emotional punch: stirringHow we score
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4.2 / 5
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About This Book
Feeling like she does not fit in with the other members of her family, who are all thin, brilliant, and good-looking, fifteen-year-old Virginia tries to deal with her self-image, her first physical relationship, and her disillusionment with some of the people closest to her.
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- Author
- Carolyn Mackler
- Published
- 2003
- Pages
- 272
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- Open Library
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