Artichoke's Heart
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4.7 • 49 Ratings
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- $5.99
Publisher Description
With a blend of honesty, humor, and Southern charm, this poignant coming-of-age novel offers a refreshing take on self-acceptance and the power of inner strength.
“This has the breezy fun of recent YA chick lit, but with an uncommon heroine dealing with serious issues.”—School Library Journal
“Artichoke’s Heart is delicious! Suzanne Supplee has written a brave, sensitive story that will inspire girls of all sizes.”—Carolyn Mackler, author of The Earth, My Butt, and Other Big Round Things, a Michael L. Printz Honor Book
Rosemary Goode has never been the prettiest or the most popular girl in school. How could she be, when she tips the scale at almost 200 pounds and lists Sara Lee and Oprah as her only real friends? And it sure doesn’t help that her mother runs the most successful (and gossipiest!) beauty shop in town, where everyone scrutinizes her from her highlights down to her pedicure.
But when the scale reaches an all-time high, and she takes special notice of a certain cute boy in school, Rosemary realizes that not only do things need to change, but she wants them to change. And so begins a powerful year of transformation and a journey towards self-discovery that surprisingly has little to do with the physical, and more to do with an honest look at how Rosemary feels about herself.
Customer Reviews
Love.
This book also changed my life. Especially in high I was 15 going on 16 just like Rosemary. It was my motivation to lose weight and it was as if she and I were in it together. I still read it to this day (I'm now 20) And I still use it as motivation.
Artichokes Heart
This book has helped me so much, especially being 14. Even though I wasn't at 200 pounds or more, I was a little pudgy and had a bit bigger stomach, my thighs could have been smaller and my arm were a little chubby; and all those things affected me just like Rosemary. Looking at all the other girls in my grade that were prettier, more popular, more fit. These things made me self-conscious and shy, I gained anxiety and depressing thoughts clouded my head. But as soon as I read this book I felt like I was talking to someone that gets me, seeing Rosemary's story unfold brought me to an understanding, a light that I'd never had before. So if you have problems with weight or self-consciousness, or just want a good read, I really suggest this book to you.
Best book I have ever read
This book changed my life . I loved it !