I had never really shared my writing outside of essays that I had to write in school. But in my sophomore year, I did not like my art teacher, and some of my friends were taking a creative writing class. And, I was a total arts girl-I took private art lessons, and was in advanced art classes at school. Oftentimes, I would sit under a tree in my backyard and write, draw, and listen to music. A book about a 12 year old fat girl finding self love, healing, grief and everything that comes with it.How did you first become a writer? Is it true it had to do with a boy, a poem, and a creative writing class?ĭoesn’t it always start with a boy? But, before that, I was the youngest person in my family and in my neighborhood, and lived in a rural area where I didn’t have a lot of playmate. Dont get me wrong because bullying is one of the main themes of Starfish. Her parents fight, older siblings make fun of her, her best friend is moving and shes making a new friend so shes trying to hold on to both of them. Ellie doesnt feel sad or bad for being fat, but for being bullied and hated on.Įllie has problems just like with any other Juvenile fiction MC. She writes, has a kind heart that she feels bad when she’s being mean to some of her bullies.īeing fat has made an excuse for her mom, siblings and her classmates to bully her. My heart hurt for Ellie so much i wanted to give her a hug.Įllie has a kind and gorgeous heart.
I’ve read other books with bullying, none has been so upfront and open. How does anyone have the right to tell you how to live just because of your weight? With that out of the way, lets dive into the review! This review is just gonna be from a person who’s been straight sized for most of my life. I cannot personally relate to Ellie because Im always 100% mean to the people who are bad. 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. 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 the water, she can stretch herself out like a starfish and take up all the room she wants. 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.” And she’s found her safe space-her swimming pool-where she feels weightless in a fat-obsessed world. Ellie is tired of being fat-shamed and does something about it in this poignant debut novel-in-verse.Įver since Ellie wore a whale swimsuit and made a big splash at her fifth birthday party, she’s been bullied about her weight.
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