Star fish lisa fipps5/13/2023 True joy comes in watching Ellie gain confidence in herself and standing up to the bullies, even when they're family. Ellie's story is heartbreaking and raw at times, and Fipps paints a realistic picture of bullying in a world that equates thinness with beauty. Once readers start, it will be difficult for them to put this book down. "A charming novel in verse about a girl struggling with self-worth. Fipps's use of verse is as effective as it is fitting Ellie dreams of becoming a storyteller and poet 'to help people feel what it's like/ to live in/ someone else's skin.' A triumphant and poignantly drawn journey toward self-acceptance and self-advocacy." - Publishers Weekly, starred review Make room in your heart for this cathartic novel" - Kirkus Reviews, starred review The text places readers in Ellie's shoes, showing how she is attacked in many spaces-including by strangers on public transit-while clearly asserting that it's other people who need to change. "Fipps' verse is skillful and rooted in emotional reality. "Fipps bursts onto the middle-grade scene with her debut, a verse novel that shines because of Ellie's keen and emotionally striking observations.Ellie's story will delight readers who long to see an impassioned young woman seize an unapologetic victory." - Booklist, starred review
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