The Earth, My Butt, and Other Big Round Things

Fifteen-year-old Virginia feels like a plus-sized black sheep in her family, especially next to her perfect big brother Byron. Not to mention her best friend has moved, leaving Virginia to navigate an awkward relationship with a boy alone. He might like her now . . . but she has her doubts about how he'll react if he ever looks under all her layers of clothes.

In order to survive, Virginia decides to follow a “Fat Girl Code of Conduct,” which works, until the unthinkable causes her family's façade to crumble. As her world spins out of orbit, she realizes that being true to herself might be the only way back.

Told in a perfect blend of humor and heart, this acclaimed, Printz Honor winner resonates as much today as it did when it first published, now featuring a new cover, author foreword, text updates, and other never-before-seen material from the author.

Awards for The Earth, My Butt, and Other Big Round Things

A Michael L. Printz Honor Book

An ALA Best Book for Young Adults

A YALSA Teens' Top Ten Book

An NYPL Book for the Teen Age