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. Fortunately, Ellie has allies in her dad, her therapist, and her new neighbor, Catalina, who loves Ellie for who she is. It’s also where she can get away from her pushy mom, who thinks criticizing Ellie’s weight will motivate her to diet. She begins therapy to confront her deep-seated issues with weight and food and to try to mend her family. She has been overweight for years and suffers torment from bullies at school and her mother. In the water, she can stretch herself out like a starfish and take up all the room she wants. Ellie is a young girl living in Texas with her siblings and parents. 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. Ever since Ellie wore a whale swimsuit and made a big splash at her fifth birthday party, she’s been bullied about her weight. You can read this before Starfish PDF EPUB full Download at the bottom.Įllie is tired of being fat-shamed and does something about it in this debut novel-in-verse. ITB Starfish, why didn't Ellie's mother buy her new clothes for the first day of school because she was afraid if she kept buying bigger clothes Ellie would just let herself get bigger. Here is a quick description and cover image of book Starfish written by Lisa Fipps which was published in. Novels in verse.Brief Summary of Book: Starfish by Lisa Fipps Overweight persons Juvenile fiction Bullying Juvenile fiction Mothers and daughters Juvenile fiction Self-confidence Juvenile fiction Friendship Juvenile fiction Families Texas Juvenile fiction Texas Juvenile fiction Novels in verse Juvenile fiction Overweight persons Fiction Bullying Fiction Mothers and daughters Fiction Self-confidence Fiction Friendship Fiction Family life Texas Fiction Texas Fiction JUVENILE FICTION Social Themes Bullying JUVENILE FICTION Stories in Verse (see also Poetry) JUVENILE FICTION Social Themes Adolescence & Coming of Age Bullying Families Friendship Mothers and daughters Novels in verse Overweight persons Self-confidence Texas Overweight persons Juvenile fiction Bullies Juvenile fiction Mother-daughter relationship Juvenile fiction Self-confidence Juvenile fiction Friendship Juvenile fiction Family Juvenile fiction Overweight persons Fiction Bullies Fiction Mother-daughter relationship Fiction Self-confidence Fiction Friendship Fiction Family life Fiction Texas Juvenile fiction Texas Fiction Search for related items by subject Subject: Printz Award for Excellence in Young Adult Literature Honor, 2022

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