{"product_id":"the-earth-my-butt-and-other-big-round-things-carolyn-mackler","title":"The Earth, My Butt, And Other Big Round Things - Carolyn Mackler","description":"\u003ch3 class=\"Text Text__title3 Text__italic Text__regular Text__subdued\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.goodreads.com\/series\/217163-virginia-shreves\"\u003eVirginia Shreves\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e#1\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAn overweight teen is sure that she’s the weakest link in her high-powered family — until her handsome, athletic, star-student brother has a shocking fall from grace.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eFifteen-year-old Virginia Shreves has a larger-than-average body and a plus-size inferiority complex. She lives on the Web, snarfs junk food, and follows the \"Fat Girl Code of Conduct.\" Her stuttering best friend has just moved to Walla Walla (of all places). Her new companion, Froggy Welsh the Fourth (real name), has just succeeded in getting his hand up her shirt, and she lives in fear that he’ll look underneath. Then there are the other Mom, the successful psychologist and exercise fiend; Dad, a top executive who ogles thin women on TV; and older siblings Anaïs and rugby god Byron, both of them slim and brilliant. Delete Virginia, and the Shreves would be a picture-perfect family. Or so she’s convinced. And then a shocking phone call changes everything.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eWith irreverent humor, insight, and surprising gravity, Carolyn Mackler creates an endearingly blunt heroine whose story will speak to every teen who struggles with family expectations - and serve as a welcome reminder that the most impressive achievement is to be true to yourself.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eUSED BOOK\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"FeaturedDetails\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e246 pages, Hardcover\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFirst published July 14, 2003\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Brewberry Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43225541247070,"sku":"97807663619589","price":6.0,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0631\/0585\/9678\/files\/858086.jpg?v=1787879388","url":"https:\/\/www.brewberrybooks.ca\/products\/the-earth-my-butt-and-other-big-round-things-carolyn-mackler","provider":"Brewberry Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}