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.Ĭustomers who bought this item also bought. 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. In her debut novel, Starfish, Lisa Fipps confronts diet culture and fat phobia head-on. Lisa Fipps is the award-winning author of Starfish, an award-winning former journalist, and an award-winning former library marketing director. In the water, she can stretch herself out like a starfish and take up all the room she wants. And she's found her safe space-her swimming pool-where she feels weightless in a fat-obsessed world. 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. Ever since Ellie wore a whale swimsuit and made a big splash at her fifth birthday party, she's been bullied about her weight. Physical Information: 0.9' H x 5.7' W x 8.6' (0.80 lbs) 256 pagesĮllie is tired of being fat-shamed and does something about it in this poignant debut novel-in-verse. Juvenile Fiction | Social Themes - Adolescence & Coming Of Age Juvenile Fiction | Stories In Verse (see Also Poetry) Juvenile Fiction | Social Themes - Bullying

Read an Excerpt FOR JUST A WHILE I step down into the pool. WE WILL NOT BE UNDERSOLD! Click here for our low price guaranteeīinding Type: Hardcover - See All Available Formats & Editions Lisa Fipps is a graduate of Ball State University, award-winning former journalist, current director of marketing for a public library (where she won the Sara Laughlin marketing award), and an author of middle-grade books.

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