The Earth, My Butt, and Other Big Round Things
By Carolyn Mackler
Reviewed by A.V., 10th Grade

**** I am glad I read it.

In The Earth, My Butt, and Other Big round Things by Carolyn Mackler, we meet a very self-conscious teenage girl. Her best friend moved to another state and she has started eating in the bathroom stalls. She constantly puts herself down for being overweight and thus doesn't want to look at herself in the mirror. She thinks she is not perfect enough for her family. We see her struggle to find herself as a person , to fit in the family, and to make new friends while maintaining old friendships as well. I'm not going to say everyone can relate, but you still feel greatly involved in the problems.