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November 29, 2003
The Earth, My Butt and Other Big Round Things

Posted by Tasha Saecker on November 29, 2003 6:17 AM

The Earth, My Butt, and Other Big Round Things by Carolyn Mackler (0-7636-1958-2)

This is a humor-filled and emotion-filled book about Virginia, a teenage girl who is plus sized in a family of people who look perfect. She worships her older brother until he commits a crime. The way that her family reacts to his actions forces Virginia to see their apparent perfection for what it is. She begins to understand that body weight does not define us.

Mackler perfectly captures the angst of large teens, the self-hatred that they feel, and the finally the joy of realizing that their size does not define who they are. Girls of all sizes will enjoy the book and understand Virginia.

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why would someone write about butts in a book someone please answer me before i travel to wisconsin because i am selling my dogs cheese flavored biscuits and would like to read a good book but need to know if the butt in this book is of any signifigance?

Posted by: gina | July 5, 2005 4:10 AM

Gina this book ian't about butts so don't worry it's really good from what i've read so far

Posted by: Stephanie | August 3, 2005 1:33 PM

this is a really good book but i wouldnt recomend it for a book report because i waited untill the last minute to read it and then when i read it i kind of regretted doing it for the report

Posted by: Jamie | December 11, 2006 2:54 PM

I have read this book and I am currently doing a book report on it. This is a book that I liked very much because i felt that I could relate to it.

Posted by: Jasmine | February 18, 2007 2:12 PM

This was a really good book only I wish that there wasn't so much sexual content in it. I liked this book because I can relate to it in many ways..and I am sure that any other teen can as well.

Posted by: GinaLynn | March 21, 2007 1:13 PM

this book is reallyy goodd... !!

Posted by: fee | March 27, 2007 6:11 PM

This book was absolutly AMAZING. It's on of my favorites. I could relate to it in many ways.

Posted by: Ashley | April 4, 2007 12:19 PM

this book rocks my socks off

Posted by: alyssa | October 15, 2007 1:55 PM

This book was incredible i felt that i could relate to it in so many ways. I think that it has changed my outlook on how i perceive things and how i act towards others. I highly recommend this book!

Posted by: SaharaRose | November 1, 2007 1:25 PM

This book is awesome girls of all ages will relate to it

Posted by: Annymous | January 24, 2008 2:56 PM

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