The Earth, My Butt, And Other Big Round Things - Couverture souple

Mackler, Carolyn

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9780763620912: The Earth, My Butt, And Other Big Round Things

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ISBN 10 : 0763620912 ISBN 13 : 9780763620912

Editeur : Candlewick Pr, 2007

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Revue de presse :

From the eye-catching silver foil cover, with title graphics looking like lipstick, to the upbeat ending, this novel is a required purchase for public library young adult collections.
—VOYA

Mackler writes with a clarity and impact that lifts her material above the ordinary. The book is knowing about the relationship between image and self-image, and there's genuine understanding and a welcome absence of condescension . . .
—Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books, The

Mackler does a fine job of introducing girls to a very cool chick with a little meat on her bones.
—Horn Book, The

Readers will be rooting for Virginia all the way as she moves from isolated TV-watcher to Website-creator with purple hair and an eyebrow ring . . . Virginia's emotions progress from despondence to anger, joy, and strong independence, all portrayed with clarity. An easy read with substance and spirit.
—Kirkus Reviews

The heroine's transformation into someone who finds her own style and speaks her own mind is believable — and worthy of applause.
—Publishers Weekly

Mackler writes with such insight and humor that many readers will immediately identify with Virginia's longings as well as her fear and loathing.
—Booklist

Told through first-person narrative, journal entries, and e-mail, Virginia's story will interest readers who are looking for . . . teen angst, a bit of romance, and a kid who is a bit like them or their friends.
—School Library Journal

The title alone is enough to pull teens in, but the spunky narrator in Mackler's second YA novel will keep them reading. . . . Funny, touching, and very real. Mackler depicts both the trials and triumphs of adolescence when, like Virginia, we search for, and hopefully find, ourselves.
—Kliatt

Body image problems, family discord, a teenage contrarian narrating — is this anything new? Yes, because 15-year-old Virginia Shreves is so well-constructed a character that we like spending time with her.
—Chicago Tribune

Mackler . . . does an amazing job of capturing the wistful self-consciousness of teenage girls, and Virginia's transformation is inspiring.
—Book Page

Teenage girls will laugh, maybe cry, and undoubtedly nod vigorously in agreement.
—ForeWord Magazine

Featured as a giveaway
—YA Reads.com

Extrait :

From THE EARTH, MY BUTT, AND OTHER BIG ROUND THINGS

Sunday morning. My parents return from Connecticut early because Dad has to leave for a business trip to Chicago this afternoon. I’m sitting on the couch, watching TV and chewing my fat-free nails. They say hi to me and then Mom goes into the kitchen to make a smoothie.

A moment later she appears in the living room again.

"Virginia, I’m so proud of you," she says.

I mute the volume. It’s not every day I hear "Virginia" and "proud" in the same sentence.

"Why?"

"I just saw those pictures you stuck on the fridge."

Mom, meet the Food Police.

Mom continues. "You want to hear something funny?"

I nod.

"Back when I was . . ." - Mom pauses - ". . . a teenager, I put images of models on my family’s fridge, to keep me from eating too much."

"Really?"

Mom nods. "Like mother, like daughter."

As she heads back into the kitchen, I pump the volume on the TV again.

Since when did Mom become Ms. Observant Parent? A few weeks ago, I got an A+ on a language arts paper about ONE HUNDRED YEARS OF SOLITUDE by Gabriel Garc�a M�rquez. I even managed to include two mentions of "ostracism" and three of "oppression," so my teacher gobbled it up. I stuck it to the fridge with a few magnets, hoping Mom - a big M�rquez fan - would say something, but she never seemed to notice.

So how is it that she’s in the apartment seven minutes and already spots the Food Police?

Oh well. I should probably look on the bright side of things.

Mom has never said like mother, like daughter to me before.

And that in itself is worth one hundred years of hunger.
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THE EARTH, MY BUTT, AND OTHER BIG ROUND THINGS by Carolyn Mackler. Copyright (c) 2003 by Carolyn Mackler. Published by Candlewick Press, Inc., Cambridge, MA.

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