Puddin'
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4.5 • 113개의 평가
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- US$9.99
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The irresistible companion to the #1 New York Times bestseller Dumplin’, now a Netflix feature film starring Danielle Macdonald and Jennifer Aniston, and a soundtrack by Dolly Parton!
Millie Michalchuk has gone to fat camp every year since she was a little girl. Not this year. This year she has new plans to chase her secret dream of being a newscaster—and to kiss the boy she’s crushing on.
Callie Reyes is the pretty girl who is next in line for dance team captain and has the popular boyfriend. But when it comes to other girls, she’s more frenemy than friend.
When circumstances bring the girls together over the course of a semester, they surprise everyone (especially themselves) by realizing that they might have more in common than they ever imagined.
A story about unexpected friendship, romance, and Texas-size girl power, this is another winner from Julie Murphy.
What happens when the girl who’s used to being invisible and the girl who’s used to being seen have no choice but to rely on each other?
Body Positivity: After years of fat camp, Millie is learning that she doesn’t need to change her body to chase her dreams—or get the boy.Frenemies to Friends: Callie is used to being the queen bee. Millie is used to being… well, not. When they’re forced to work together, they discover a friendship they never saw coming.Dual POV: Told from the perspectives of both Millie and Callie, this story shows there’s more than one side to every girl.Small Town Texas Setting: From high school drama to dance team rivalries, this story is packed with the charm and challenges of growing up in a small Texas town.
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Clover City High School in Texas has a clear social hierarchy: football on top, dance team members next, then everyone else. Junior Millie Michalchuk, who also appeared in Murphy's Dumplin', may be a lifer at fat camp, but that doesn't mean she buys into how the world sees her. Callie Reyes dates a football player and is on course to become dance team captain. The girls' paths rarely cross. Then the dance team loses its funder, a gym owned by Millie's uncle, and its members break in and trash the business. When a sulky Callie starts working at the gym, Millie models not just friendship and forgiveness, but also tough-love examples of how to treat people. Through the girls' alternating perspectives, Murphy develops their aspirations and struggles: Millie isn't sure how to pursue her dream of being a TV anchor; Mexican-American Callie experiences stereotyping and yearns for friends, not frenemies. Murphy convincingly and satisfyingly portrays how their one-step-forward-two-steps-back bonding process helps them go for what they want rather than what others think is possible. Ages 13 up.
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Fat is not a feeling - so true!
I am fat. That is not why I LOVED this book but it does give me perspective when reading a book about a fat teenage girl growing up in the south. I was a confident teenager but still had my feelings hurt too many times to count. However, Julie has found a voice for an entire generation that is inspiring and gives hope that no matter who you are or what you look like you can be proud to be exactly who you are and not care what anyone else thinks. I wish I’d had this type of book to read when I was in high school, and the ability to find familiarity in characters like Willowdean and Millie. I loved reading this book. It was cute in a classic YA way but also delivered some big lessons for the audience to learn from. Fat is not a feeling. No truer words have I ever read. Everyone should read this book and get the perspective of Millie. She just might teach you a thing or two about being a better friend and person.