From that moment on, her weight was fair game for bullying and teasing from classmates, siblings, and even her own mother. Sadly, all that changed on her fifth birthday when wearing a whale-themed swimsuit to match her Under the Sea birthday party theme led to family members making fun of her body shape and size. Your school or local public library! Find yours hereĪ starred review from School Library JournalĮllie was carefree, happy, and loved swimming in her backyard pool.Independent Bookstores (This will help you find one near you). How to get your hands on a copy of Starfish 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. Fortunately, Ellie has allies in her dad, her therapist, and her new neighbor, Catalina, who love Ellie for who she is. The pool is also where she can get away from her pushy mom, who thinks criticizing Ellie’s weight will motivate her to diet. Takes up all the room she wants, instead of living by the fat girl rules society taught her. 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.” She’s found her safe space - her swimming pool - where she feels weightless in a fat-obsessed world. Ever since Ellie wore a whale swimsuit and made a big splash at her fifth birthday party, she’s been bullied about her weight.
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