
Starfish
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A Printz Honor Winner!
Ellie is tired of being fat-shamed and does something about it in this poignant debut novel-in-verse.
Ever since Ellie wore a whale swimsuit and made a big splash at her fifth-birthday party, she's been bullied about her weight. To cope, she tries to live by the Fat Girl Rules - like "no making waves", "avoid eating in public", and "don't move so fast that your body jiggles". And she's found her safe space - her swimming pool - where she feels weightless in a fat-obsessed world. In the water, she can stretch herself out like a starfish and take up all the room she wants. It's also where she can get away from her pushy mom, who thinks criticizing Ellie's weight will motivate her to diet. Fortunately, Ellie has allies in her dad, her therapist, and her new neighbor, Catalina, who loves Ellie for who she is. With this support buoying her, Ellie might finally be able to cast aside the Fat Girl Rules and starfish in real life - by unapologetically being her own fabulous self.
- Listening Length3 hours and 28 minutes
- Audible release dateMarch 9 2021
- LanguageEnglish
- ASINB08BCRYC95
- VersionUnabridged
- Program TypeAudiobook
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Product details
Listening Length | 3 hours and 28 minutes |
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Author | Lisa Fipps |
Narrator | Jenna Lamia |
Audible.ca Release Date | March 09 2021 |
Publisher | Listening Library |
Program Type | Audiobook |
Version | Unabridged |
Language | English |
ASIN | B08BCRYC95 |
Best Sellers Rank | #42,303 in Audible Books & Originals (See Top 100 in Audible Books & Originals) #26 in Poetry & Nursery Rhymes for Children #446 in Children's Nonfiction on Bullying #667 in Growing Up & Facts of Life for Children |
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My only complaint is that this novel wasn't written earlier when I was in my Splash part of my life. Learning to Starfish took so many years of my life, and I feel as though this book would have helped and will help others to figure out how to take up their space in the world, unashamed and unafraid.
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I have added it to my classroom library and am donating a copy to the school library. I'm hopeful that it can be world changing to my students.
It is definitely a fifth grade and above read, and is intense in some spots where it describes humiliating interactions with her classmates, the public, and her family. There are helpful adults sprinkled throughout to help Ellie on her journey.


Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on March 10, 2021
I have added it to my classroom library and am donating a copy to the school library. I'm hopeful that it can be world changing to my students.
It is definitely a fifth grade and above read, and is intense in some spots where it describes humiliating interactions with her classmates, the public, and her family. There are helpful adults sprinkled throughout to help Ellie on her journey.


Recommended by a fellow teacher, Starfish makes for a powerful read aloud=lots to discuss, debate and ponder. Besides the obvious fat phobia, mental health, and self esteem issues, this MG novel sensitively discusses other big ticket timely problems tweens will recognize within the pages.
One of my boy readers enthusiastically said that this was his favorite read aloud all year.
Mic drop.

I really loved this book. Yes it did break me. I recognized too much of the bullying from my own life. I think we all have battled those demons. Why are we so mean to each other? Why do we judge so harshly? Because of that, this is such an important book. Anyone experiencing bullying can relate to Ellie and her friends. And everyone can learn and grow, as Ellie did, to speak for themselves. To believe in themselves. To be a force for good. Highly recommend. I’d also recommend reading this with your kids. This book can be a powerful conversation opener. There are hard and big feelings explored and they can be triggering.