The Earth, My Butt, and Other Big Round Things by Carolyn Mackler
- Author:
- Carolyn Mackler
- Language:
- EN
- Type:
- Prose
- Publish year:
- 2003
Virginia Shreeves is an overweight sophomore who feels out of place in her skinny, picture perfect family. Her sister is beautiful and brilliant; her mother is slim and constantly nags Virginia about her weight; her father makes it clear that only skinny women can be beautiful; and her handsome brother is off to college. When her family receives news about a mistake he's made at school, it creates a flaw in their picturesque family. Virginia has to learn that maybe things aren't always as they seem, and that "perfection" doesn't make you perfect.
