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Starfish / Lisa Fipps.
Ever since she wore a whale swimsuit and made a big splash at her fifth birthday party, Ellie's been bullied about her weight. To cope, she tries to live by her list of Fat Girl Rules, which are all about not standing out. And she's found a haven in her swimming pool, where she feels weightless in a fat-obsessed world. In the water, she can stretch out like a starfish and take up all the space she wants. Ellie finds an ally in her new neighbor Catalina -- a girl who refreshingly doesn't judge -- and in her new therapist, a woman who knows how to laugh at the right things. With these good people buoying Ellie up, it's a lot easier to face the bullies and starfish in real life -- by unapologetically being her own fabulous self. -- From inside cover.
Record details
- ISBN: 9781984814500
- ISBN: 1984814508
- Physical Description: 244 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm
- Publisher: New York : Nancy Paulsen Books, an imprint of Penguin Random House LLC, [2021]
- Copyright: ©2021
Content descriptions
| Target Audience Note: | Ages 10 up. Nancy Paulsen Books. Young adult. HL630L Lexile Decoding demand: 89 (very high) Semantic demand: 100 (very high) Syntactic demand: 89 (very high) Structure demand: 90 (very high) Lexile |
| Study Program Information Note: | Accelerated Reader AR MG 4.1 4 510597. |
| Awards Note: | Truman Readers Award nominee 2023-2024 |
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| Genre: | Novels in verse. Missouri Truman Readers. |
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| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
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| Festus Public Library | Int Fipps (Truman) (Text) | 32017000081238 | Intermediate Books | Available | - |
Starfish
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Summary
Starfish
A Printz Honor winner! Ellie is tired of being fat-shamed and does something about it in this poignant debut novel-in-verse. Ever since Ellie wore a whale swimsuit and made a big splash at her fifth birthday party, she's been bullied about her weight. To cope, she tries to live by the Fat Girl Rules-like "no making waves," "avoid eating in public," and "don't move so fast that your body jiggles." And she's found her safe space-her swimming pool-where she feels weightless in a fat-obsessed world. In the water, she can stretch herself out like a starfish and take up all the room she wants. It's also where she can get away from her pushy mom, who thinks criticizing Ellie's weight will motivate her to diet. Fortunately, Ellie has allies in her dad, her therapist, and her new neighbor, Catalina, who loves Ellie for who she is. With this support buoying her, Ellie might finally be able to cast aside the Fat Girl Rules and starfish in real life--by unapologetically being her own fabulous self.
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