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Summary: The Earth, My Butt, and Other Big Round Things
Review: Virginia Shreves has a lauded teen psychologist for a mother (even though her mother has no idea about Virginia's problems), a father who likes skinny over fat, a feminist older sister and a godlike older brother. She's the fifth wheel; the fatter, blond-haired girl who doesn't fit in with her skinny, brunette family.
Virginia's life is pretty sucky-sounding at first, she's making out with Froggy every Monday, but nothing goes on during the week. She blames the Fat Girl Code of Conduct for her life. But when her older brother Byron gets caught doing something totally heinous, she realizes that he's not perfect, like she'd always thought. And that her life needs some major changes.
Loved this book! Everything seemed so real: her crash diet, her overeating in the aftermath of tragedy, the eating disorders of a Bri-girl. But when Virginia truly shines is when she realizes that she has the power to reinvent herself, and her mom and dad can't do that for her.
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Summary: A Helpful Review
Review: Virginia Shreves is an insecure teenager living with a family who is "almost perfect." Her mother refuses to realize that her daughter, Virginia, is struggling to find out who she is. This book is mainly about Virginia and how she copes with her "almost perfect family." This novel was rather appealing because being a teenager myself, I know how it feels to be so insecure. Girls would probably like this book more so than boys. I think that girls will have a much easier time trying to relate to Virginia and her life.
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Summary: Great New Book
Review: Virginia Shreves isn't what you would call a small girl. She's more of a round girl. She thinks that she's fairly comfortable with her size, until her best friend, Shannon, moves to Walla Walla, Washington, so her father can study onions, and she begins "fooling around" with Froggy Welsh the Fourth. The only problem, is that she can't speak to him during school hours, because she feels that she should follow the "Fat Girl Code of Conduct." Now she's not only depressed and lonely, but her Psychologist mother is trying to drag her to a nutritionist, and her best friend is now running around with a new crowd in Walla Walla, and doesn't have as much time to e-mail Virginia. Now Virginia's decided to try a new method to get herself to lose weight, and become attractive to everyone, a way that could hurt her. Badly.After reading "Love and Other Four Letter Words," I anticipated Mackler's newest release "The Earth, My Butt, and Other Big Round Things." I wasn't disappointed. Virginia is a fresh new personality (and body-type), in a sea of book characters who are tall, thin, and flat-chested. She appeals to girls who don't fit that mold. Her imperfections make her not only funny, but extremely relatable. Her boy troubles, best friend troubles, and eating disorder will teach girls of all ages to be happy inside their own skin. Whether that skin is thick or thin, black or white. A must have book to keep treasured for years to come.<...
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