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Massive

Julia Bell

2002240 pagesabout 4–6 hours
2002
first published
  • 2015Pan Macmillan · 320 pages · ENGISBN 9781447290353
  • 2005Simon Pulse · 240 pages · ENGISBN 9781416902072
  • 2002Pan MacmillanISBN 9780333986523

"I'm fat," I hear myself saying. I look in the mirror. My face has gone hot and red; I feel like I'm going to explode. "I'm fat." It sizzles under my skin, puffing me up, pushing me out, making me massive. Weight has always been a big issue in Carmen's life. How could it not? Her mom is obsessed with the idea that thin equals beautiful, thin equals successful, thin equals the way to get what you want. Carmen knows that as far as her mom is concerned, there is only one option: be thin. When her mother sweeps her off to live in the city, Carmen finds that her old world is disappearing. As her life spirals out of control Carmen begins to take charge of the only thing she can -- what she eats. If she were thin, very thin, could it all be different?

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Character focusSmall ensemble

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ThemesFamily
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