Starfish

Lisa Fipps

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G.P.Putnam's Sons Books for Young Readers'
01 June 2021

Early learning: rhyming & wordplay books; Children's & young adult fiction & true stories; People & places (Children's&YA)

A PRINTZ HONOR BOOK . Ellie is tired of being fat-shamed and does something about it in this poignant novel-in-verse.

""In her debut novel, Starfish, Lisa Fipps confronts diet culture and fat phobia head-on. . . .

The book reads as if Ellie herself is writing these poems, which are accessible and engaging.""-The New York Times Book Review

A PRINTZ HONOR BOOK . Ellie is tired of being fat-shamed and does something about it in this poignant novel-in-verse.

""In her debut novel, Starfish, Lisa Fipps confronts diet culture and fat phobia head-on. . . .

The book reads as if Ellie herself is writing these poems, which are accessible and engaging.""-The New York Times Book Review

Ever since Ellie wore a whale swimsuit and made a big splash at her fifth birthday party, she's been bullied about her weight. 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. In the water, she can stretch herself out like a starfish and take up all the room she wants. It's also where she can get away from her pushy mom, who thinks criticizing Ellie's weight will motivate her to diet. Fortunately, Ellie has allies in her dad, her therapist, and her new neighbor, Catalina, who loves Ellie for who she is. 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.

By: Lisa Fipps
Imprint: G.P.Putnam's Sons Books for Young Readers'
Country of Publication: United States
Dimensions: Height: 217mm, Width: 148mm, Spine: 22mm
Weight: 357g
ISBN: 9781984814500
ISBN 10: 1984814508
Pages: 256
Publication Date: 01 June 2021
Recommended Age: From 10 years
Audience: Children/juvenile , English as a second language
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active

Lisa Fipps is a graduate of Ball State University, an award-winning former journalist, a former director of marketing for a public library (where she won the Sara Laughlin marketing award), and an author of middle-grade books. Starfish is her debut novel. She lives in Kokomo, Indiana.

Reviews for Starfish

* Fipps bursts onto the middle-grade scene with her debut, a verse novel that shines because of Ellie's keen and emotionally striking observations. As she draws readers in with her smart and succinct voice, Ellie navigates the difficult map of knowing she deserves better treatment while struggling with the conflict that's necessary to achieve it. Fipps hands her young narrator several difficult life lessons, including how to self-advocate, how not to internalization of the words of others, and what it means to defend yourself. Ellie's story will delight readers who long to see an impassioned young woman seize an unapologetic victory. --Booklist, starred review