The Earth, My Butt and Other Big Round Things

| Tasha

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.

10 thoughts on “The Earth, My Butt and Other Big Round Things”

  1. 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?

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

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  3. 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

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  4. 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.

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  5. 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.

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  9. 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!

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