Starfish is about Ellie who has been bullied about her weight. The bullying started after her fifth birthday party, and ever since then she has lived by the "Fat Girl Rules" which are meant to help her not stand out.
I absolutely loved this book! I read this book in a single day. I will absolutely recommend this boom to my friends, family, and I will one-hundred percent let my younger sister read this book too. A book about body positivity is unfortunately few and far between. There were some really heartbreaking parts of this, like when her mom keeps putting weight loss articles on the fridge for Ellie to see and ending a lot of things she says to Ellie with "if only you lost weight". This book really points out how much more hurtful people's words are especially when they come from the people in our own families. This book is one of the only few books I would read over and over again.
I absolutely loved this book! I read this book in a single day. I will absolutely recommend this boom to my friends, family, and I will one-hundred percent let my younger sister read this book too. A book about body positivity is unfortunately few and far between. There were some really heartbreaking parts of this, like when her mom keeps putting weight loss articles on the fridge for Ellie to see and ending a lot of things she says to Ellie with "if only you lost weight". This book really points out how much more hurtful people's words are especially when they come from the people in our own families. This book is one of the only few books I would read over and over again.