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Starfish by Lisa Fipps

June 21, 2023 by GentleRain Leave a Comment

This is a very good novel told in free verse poems from the point of view of Ellie, who is about to enter sixth grade and whose best friend is moving away. She is fat and her mother is determined for her to lose weight by any means necessary, and she keeps pushing Ellie to get weight loss surgery. Ellie is also bullied at school for being fat and then the bullying continues at home by her mother and brother. Her sister also joins in […]

Filed Under: Children's Books, Featured, Poetry Tagged With: fat phobia, fat positive, fat rep, Lisa Fipps, novel in poems, poems

GentleRain's CBR15 Review No:24 · Genres: Children's Books, Featured, Poetry · Tags: fat phobia, fat positive, fat rep, Lisa Fipps, novel in poems, poems ·
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