Hole in the Middle
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- 3,99 €
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- 3,99 €
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'Dazzling!' Kelly Link
'Fortmeyer's humor, sweetness and focus on sexual and medical consent are winning' The New York Times
Morgan Stone was born with a hole in her middle. A perfectly smooth patch of nothing where a something should be.
After seventeen years of fear and shame, doctors and nurses, 'peculiar' not 'perfect', she has had enough of hiding.
One night, among a sea of bodies and lost in a moment of blissful abandon, she finally bares all.
A few photos uploaded to social media is all it takes to create a media frenzy. Overnight, Morgan becomes #holegirl.
And then she meets a boy who is literally her perfect match. They could be each other's cure. But can he truly make her 'whole'?
Feisty, feminist and downright different, Hole in the Middle is the story of what happens when a girl who is anything but 'normal' confronts a world obsessed with body image and celebrity.
'Kendra Fortmeyer's debut is more heart than holes, creatively brilliant, wacky and wise. An author to watch!' Bonnie-Sue Hitchcock, author of the Carnegie Medal-shortlisted The Smell of Other People's Houses
PUBLISHERS WEEKLY
Morgan, 16, was born with a literal hole in her middle. This physical difference which serves as an allegorical and metaphorical device throughout the novel has forced Morgan into isolation; she only associates with her best friend and roommate, Caro, and her boyfriend, Todd. In a moment of self-acceptance, Morgan decides to "out" herself at a local club by wearing a cutoff T-shirt that exposes her midriff, not realizing that her act will bring unwanted attention, and she is mystified when she becomes famous on the internet. Then Morgan learns of Howie, a boy with a lump of similar size and shape as the hole in her midsection, who may not only be her cure but also, possibly, her missing piece. Debut author Fortmeyer delivers her messages overtly rather than weaving them in with subtlety: Howie's mother, for example, imparts wisdom on how to be a good person with every line of dialogue. For many readers, though, this directness won't reduce the impact of Fortmeyer's otherwise powerful, witty, and funny tale, which integrates a sprinkle of magical realism into the mix. Ages 14 up.
