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Spring 2005 Review:
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The Earth, My Butt, and
Other Big Round Things Carolyn
Mackler
Candlewick Press
© 2003 |
Virginia enjoys her large city
life. She often walks away from all the stress of her home life and
school, and takes in some sweet, city air. Froggy, a schoolmate takes
advantage of her womanhood and mistreats her body. She doesn't really care
because of insecurities that blind her everyday judgment. She realizes
towards the end of the book that she is beautiful no matter what, and
finally takes control of her life.
I thought that the book
was very relatable to young girls, however it was not that good of a book.
It portrayed a girl who did not care what was done to her sexually. She
was taken advantage of, and I really didn't like that particular aspect.
Truthfully, I thought about putting the book away a number of times,
however I wanted to know what happened in the end. I would recommend the
book to mature junior high and high school students due to some sexual
content. One thing I did like about the book was the title: The earth,
my butt, and other big round things. It sounds kind of comical to me
and I can relate to it. Overall, I didn't feel it was a very good book.
~ Darla Conti, grade 9, Struthers
High School
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