Estrella de mar
(Book)

Translation of: Starfish.

Ellie est̀ cansada de que la averg,ncen por su peso y decide cambiar eso en esta conmovedora novela en verso, la primera de Lisa Flipps. Desde que Ellie us̤ un traje de bąo de ballena y caus̤ gran revuelo en su fiesta de cumpleąos n͠mero 5, ha sido acosada por su peso. Para sobrellevar la situaci̤n, trata de vivir seg͠n las Reglas de las Chicas Gordas, como "no hacer olas", "evitar comer en p͠blico" y "no moverse tan r̀pido para que su cuerpo no se mueva". Ha encontrado su espacio seguro, su piscina, donde se siente ingr̀vida en un mundo obsesionado con las grasas. En el agua, puede estirarse como una estrella de mar y ocupar todo el espacio que quiera. Tambǐn es donde puede alejarse de su madre, quien piensa que criticar con insistencia el peso de Ellie la motivar̀ a hacer dieta. Pero Ellie tiene aliados como su padre, su terapeuta y su nueva vecina, Catalina, que ama a Ellie por quien es. Con este apoyo, Ellie finalmente podr̀ dejar de lado las Reglas de las Chicas Gordas y las estrellas de mar en la vida real, sin disculparse por ser ella misma ni por ser fabulosa.

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.--,Provided by publisher.

Ever since she wore a whale swimsuit and made a big splash at her fifth birthday party, Ellie's been bullied about her weight. To cope, she tries to live by her list of Fat Girl Rules, which are all about not standing out. And she's found a haven in her swimming pool, where she feels weightless in a fat-obsessed world. In the water, she can stretch out like a starfish and take up all the space she wants. Ellie finds an ally in her new neighbor Catalina--a girl who refreshingly doesn't judge--and in her new therapist, a woman who knows how to laugh at the right things. With these good poeple buoying Ellie up, it's a lot easier to face the bullies and starfish in real life--by unapologetically being her own fabulous self. Lisa Fipps's poignant, inspiring debut novel confronts fat-shaming and its effects head-on, and will speak to anyone who's been made to feel "less than." Readers will cheer for Ellie as she realizes her own worth and begins to move forward into a hopeful, confident future. --,From dust jacket.

Accelerated Reader AR,MG,3.5,4,551318.

In Spanish.