Starfish

Title
Starfish

Personal Author EPSB
Lisa, Fipps

Summary
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.

Other Title
Star fish

Year Published
2023,
 
2021

Physical Description
244 pages ; 22 cm

Awards
2024 Young Reader’s Choice Award YRCA Junior nominee

Subject
Overweight children -- Fiction.
 
Mothers and daughters -- Fiction.
 
Bullying -- Fiction.
 
Self-confidence -- Fiction.
 
Self-acceptance -- Fiction.
 
Friendship -- Fiction.

Genre
Novels in verse.

Summary
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.

ISBN
9781984814500
 
9781984814524
 
9781339036564

Publisher
New York : Nancy Paulsen Books, an imprint of Penguin Random House, 2021.
 
New York : Nancy Paulsen Books, an imprint of Penguin Random House, 2023.
 
New York : Scholastic, 2023.
 
©2021


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