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Fifteen-year-old Virginia Shreves has a larger-than-average body and a plus-size inferiority complex, especially when she compares herself to her slim, brilliant, picture-perfect family. But that’s before a shocking phone call — and a horrifying allegation — about her rugby-star brother changes everything. With irreverent humor and surprising gravity, Carolyn Mackler creates an endearingly blunt heroine who speaks to every teen who struggles with family expectations, and proves that the most impressive achievement is to be true to yourself.
You can really tell this book was written in the early 00s with all the blatant fatphobia. It’s just really gross. I’m hoping that it can correct this by the end but from other people’s comments I don’t have high hopes. This is a read for my banned book club I’m a part of and I can’t wait to discuss it on Wednesday because…wow. This isn’t great.