Nothing's Fair in Fifth Grade

I'd just like to say to those of you who think this book was not a real representation of fifth grade and it was "over the top", this was a pretty realistic representation for me. Granted I don't remember all the details of the book, but I remember relating to it at the time. I actually read this bo......more

Blubber, take note: THIS is how you do a Fat Girl storyline. For one thing, Elsie Edwards is actually fat, not just "pudgy". She's clearly obese, she eats for comfort, she steals people's food and lunch money, and she's been in trouble for her bad habits. And yet you still feel sympathy for her becau......more

Read and reread this as a kid, since it was one of my precious book order books! There was something so satisfying about the scene at the slumber party when the mom takes Elsie's pinned together clothes and tailors them for her, and then yells back when Elsie's mother calls to complain about her med......more

You guys have to understand that when this book was written, they didn't ACTUALLY deal with body image problems. This book was actually written by a teacher and her class. It's pretty amazing that a teacher got a book published by having students write what happened next......more

I read this book when I was a kid and there are parts of this book that I still think of as an adult. My parents got this book for me in hopes that it would make me want to be thin. I didn't have self esteem issues or body image issues until I read this book and realized that I was Elsie and that is......more