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.