"Ein großartiges Hörbuch über ein großartiges Mädchen
Ich bin richtig, genau so, wie ich bin! Das begreift die elfjährige Ellie nach einem Leidensweg aus Bodyshaming und Mobbing aufgrund ihres Gewichts. In Starfish erzählt sie von den unzähligen Diäten, zu denen ihre Mutter sie zwingt. Vom Aufstellen von Dicke-Mädchen-Regeln, um nicht aufzufallen. Aber Ellie erzählt auch von Akzeptanz, Solidarität und Freundschaft, die sie erfährt. Von ihrem sich wandelnden Selbstbild, ihrer Psychologin und ihrer besten Freundin, die ihr helfen, sich schließlich ihren mobbenden Mitschüler:innen, ihren Geschwistern und ihrer Mutter entgegenzustellen. Und Ellie erzählt von ihrer Liebe zu Wasser. Denn im Wasser treibend, alle viere von sich gestreckt wie ein Seestern, fühlt sie sich sicher, schwerelos, grenzenlos und frei."
"A gripping new novel in verse by the author of the Printz Honor-winning Starfish, featuring a poverty-stricken boy who bravely rides out all the storms life keeps throwing at him
Joe Oak is used to living on unsteady ground. His mom can't be depended on as she never stays around long once she gets "the itch," and now he and his beloved grandmother find themselves without a home. Fortunately, Joe has an outlet in his journals and drawings and takes comfort from the lessons of comic books-superheroes have a lot of "and then, boom" moments, where everything threatens to go bust but somehow they land on their feet. And that seems to happen a lot to Joe too, as in this crisis his friend Nick helps them find a home in his trailer park. But things fall apart again when Joe is suddenly left to fend for himself. He doesn't tell anyone he's on his own, as he fears foster care and has hope his mom will come back. But time is running out-bills are piling up, the electricity's been shut off, and the school year's about to end, meaning no more free meals. The struggle to feed himself gets intense, and Joe finds himself dumpster diving for meals. He's never felt so alone-until an emaciated little dog and her two tiny pups cross his path. And fate has even more in store for Joe, because an actual tornado is about to hit home-and just when it seems all is lost, his life turns in a direction that he never could have predicted."
"A PRINTZ HONOR BOOK • Ellie is tired of being fat-shamed and does something about it in this poignant novel-in-verse.
"In her debut novel, Starfish, Lisa Fipps confronts diet culture and fat phobia head-on. . . . The book reads as if Ellie herself is writing these poems, which are accessible and engaging."-The New York Times Book Review
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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