Fat Angie, e. E. CharltonTrujillo
Fat Angie, e. E. CharltonTrujillo
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Fat Angie

Author: e. E. Charlton-Trujillo

Narrator: Angela Dawe

Unabridged: 5 hr

Format: Digital Audiobook (DRM Protected)

Published: 03/12/2013

Synopsis

Winner of a 2014 Stonewall Book AwardHer sister was captured in Iraq, she’s the resident laughingstock at school, and her therapist tells her to count instead of eat. Can a daring new girl in her life really change anything?Angie is broken—by her can’t-be-bothered mother, by her high-school tormenters, and by being the only one who thinks her varsity-athlete-turned-war-hero sister is still alive. Hiding under a mountain of junk food hasn’t kept the pain (or the shouts of “crazy mad cow!”) away. Having failed to kill herself—in front of a gym full of kids—she’s back at high school just trying to make it through each day. That is, until the arrival of KC Romance, the kind of girl who doesn’t exist in Dryfalls, Ohio. A girl who is one hundred and ninety-nine percent wow! A girl who never sees her as Fat Angie, and who knows too well that the package doesn’t always match what’s inside. With an offbeat sensibility, mean girls to rival a horror classic, and characters both outrageous and touching, this darkly comic anti-romantic romance will appeal to anyone who likes entertaining and meaningful fiction.

About e. E. Charlton-Trujillo

e. E. Charlton-Trujillo is an award-winning filmmaker and author of two novels, Prizefighter en Mi Casa, winner of a Delacorte Yearling Award, and Feels Like Home. About her new book, her first for Candlewick, she says, “The first chapter of Fat Angie began on a restaurant napkin while listening to Lenny Kravitz’s ‘Are You Gonna Go My Way’ on my iPod. Something in the pulse of the music ignited a distinct voice for this kid and her unbelievably odd and amazing world. Needless to say, I’m glad I kept that napkin.” e.E. Charlton-Trujillo lives in Cincinnati.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Bookishrealm on February 21, 2023

This didn't go as well as I planned. I can definitely see this book being revolutionary during the time of its release; however, I don't necessarily believe that it holds up against the test of time. With that being said, there are some interesting conversations that are generated from this story. I......more

Goodreads review by Ellen on October 24, 2012

This isn't a perfect book. But it's closer to five stars than four. Great voice. Great message. A wee bit shaky in the very beginning, but it picks up steam quickly. Teens WILL want to read this book.......more

Goodreads review by Jorja on April 18, 2017

This book is something that I enjoyed, and the reviews have had the idea of that since she was fat the resolution of this book was her loosing weight to be happy. But while finishing this book I didn't see that. Yes she lost weight, but it wasn't exactly purposely. She lost the weight (might I add i......more

Goodreads review by Kenya | Reviews May Vary on May 03, 2017

The number of reviews complaining about the Fat Girl Gets Skinny trope are really misleading. Angie doesn't get skinny. And skinniness doesn't lead to her being happy. Angie is a socially awkward (she's got slow processing speed and doesn't read social cues well and can be too literal) who has been......more

Goodreads review by Daphne on December 30, 2015

I feel like I should have loved this book, but I didn't. Fat Angie has a LGBT, fat protagonist and the book deals with many different issues. From bullying to self harm to Angie dealing with her sister having gone missing in Iraq. I understand why the author wanted to tackle all these problems, but i......more

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