Lisa Fipps
1) Starfish
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.1 - AR Pts: 4
Description
Bullied and shamed her whole life for being fat, twelve-year-old Ellie finally gains the confidence to stand up for herself, with the help of some wonderful new allies.
Author
Pub. Date
2024.
Description
Joe Oak is used to living on unsteady ground. His mom can’t be depended on as she never stays around long once she gets “the itch,” and now he and his beloved grandmother find themselves without a home. Fortunately, Joe has an outlet in his journals and drawings and takes comfort from the lessons of comic books—superheroes have a lot of “and then, boom” moments, where everything threatens to go bust but somehow they land on their feet....
Author
Pub. Date
2023.
Description
Selected as an Honor Book by the Printz Award! Ellie is tired of being shamed about her weight and decides to change that in this moving novel in verse, the first by Lisa Flipps. Ever since Ellie wore a whale bathing suit and caused quite a stir at her 5th birthday party, she's been bullied about her weight. To cope, she tries to live by the Fat Girl Rules, such as "don't make waves", "avoid eating in public", and "don't move so fast that her body...