“The Earth, My Butt & Other Round Things” is really a work of pure genius. Carolyn Mackler has really put a lot of thought into this story. It deals with issues like body image, self-respect and how to find your identity. It helps us understand how to cope when things go wrong, when someone you really respect and think highly of isn’t actually that saintly, when parents try to keep that “perfect family” image even when the truth is far from that. It is all told through a protagonist, Virginia Shreeves, who has a larger-than-average body type and dying self-esteem. It is quite a delightful read and I recommend everyone to read it.
Feeling-good-about-myself-ly yours,
Kira :)
Feeling-good-about-myself-ly yours,
Kira :)
Virginia thinks the world of everyone but herself…………
Virginia Shreves has a larger-than-average body and a plus-size inferiority complex. She lives on the Web, snarfs junk food, and obeys the "Fat Girl Code of Conduct." Her best friend and stuttering soul mate, Shannon, has moved to Walla Walla, Washington. Froggy Welsh the Fourth has succeeded in getting his hand up Virginia's shirt, but she lives in fear that hell look underneath.
Then there are the other Shreves. Mom is an exercise fiend and a successful adolescent psychologist. Dad, when not jet-setting, or golfing in Connecticut, ogles skinny women on TV. Older siblings Anais and Byron are slim, brilliant, and impossible to live up to. Delete Virginia, and the Shreves are a picture-perfect family. . . until a phone call changes everything.
Virginia Shreves has a larger-than-average body and a plus-size inferiority complex. She lives on the Web, snarfs junk food, and obeys the "Fat Girl Code of Conduct." Her best friend and stuttering soul mate, Shannon, has moved to Walla Walla, Washington. Froggy Welsh the Fourth has succeeded in getting his hand up Virginia's shirt, but she lives in fear that hell look underneath.
Then there are the other Shreves. Mom is an exercise fiend and a successful adolescent psychologist. Dad, when not jet-setting, or golfing in Connecticut, ogles skinny women on TV. Older siblings Anais and Byron are slim, brilliant, and impossible to live up to. Delete Virginia, and the Shreves are a picture-perfect family. . . until a phone call changes everything.
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