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When a well-meaning English teacher has overweight student Krista read aloud a poem about body image titled "Barbie Doll" in class, she ignites a simmering bullying event based on Krista's appearance. Krista's best friend, and witness to the event, Tessa, is suspended for fighting to defend her friend. The girl who bullies Krista seems unaffected by the incident at school and more concerned with what an older guy thinks of her. But as the three characters' paths intersect, their inner lives are revealed. Each emerges as a much more complicated individual than their simple bully, target, and…
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3 editions- Other · English · 2013James Lorimer & Company Ltd., Publishers · 9781459405097
- Other · English · 2013James Lorimer & Company Ltd., Publishers · 9781459405110
- Other · English · 2013James Lorimer & Company Ltd., Publishers · 168 pages · 9781459405103
Children's fictionBullying, fictionFriendship, fictionBullyingJuvenile fictionTeenage girlsHigh schoolsBody image






