AWARDS
A Michael L. Printz Honor Book
An American Library Association Best Book for Young Adults
A New York Public Library Book for the Teen Age
A YALSA Teens' Top Ten Book
Publishers Weekly Cuffie Award winner for Best Book Title
A Michigan Library Association Thumbs Up! Honor Book
An International Reading Association's Young Adults' Choice
2006 Volunteer State Book Award, third place finisher in the grade
7-12 category
A 2006 Nevada Young Readers' Award Nominee
A 2006 Abraham Lincoln Illinois High School Book Award Nominee
A Garden State Teen Book Award Nominee
A 2006-2007 Volunteer State Book Award Nominee
A 2006 Great Lakes Great Books Nominee
A 2005-2006 Colorado Blue Spruce Book Award Nominee
A 2006 South Carolina Association of School Librarians Book Award Nominee
An Amelia Bloomer Project Selection
A Pennsylvania School Librarians Association YA Top Forty Fiction Titles
REVIEWS
"The heroine's transformation into someone who finds her own style and speaks her own mind is believable -- and worthy of applause."
-Publishers Weekly
"Readers will be rooting for Virginia all the way as she moves from isolated TV-watcher to Website-creator with purple hair and an eyebrow ring . . . Virginia's emotions progress from despondence to anger, joy, and strong independence, all portrayed with clarity. An easy read with substance and spirit."
-Kirkus Reviews
"The title alone is enough to pull teens in, but the spunky narrator in Mackler's second YA novel will keep them reading. . . . Funny, touching, and very real. Mackler depicts both the trials and triumphs of adolescence when, like Virginia, we search for, and hopefully find, ourselves."
-Kliatt
"Told through first-person narrative, journal entries, and e-mail, Virginia's story will interest readers who are looking for . . . teen angst, a bit of romance, and a kid who is a bit like them or their friends."
-School Library Journal
"Mackler does a fine job of introducing girls to a very cool chick with a little meat on her bones."
-The Horn Book
"Mackler . . . does an amazing job of capturing the wistful self-consciousness of teenage girls, and Virginia's transformation is inspiring."
-Book Page
"Virginia learns to revel in who she is."
-Girls' Life
"Mackler writes with such insight and humor that many readers will immediately identify with Virginia's longings as well as her fear and loathing."
-Booklist
"A scathing look at the world of selfish Manhattan parents and snobbish private schools."
-The New York Times Book Review
A fully annotated list for middle and junior high students.
"From the eye-catching silver foil cover, with title graphics looking like lipstick, to the upbeat ending, this novel is a required purchase for public library young adult collections."
-Voice of Youth Advocates
"Mackler writes with a clarity and impact that lifts her material above the ordinary. The book is knowing about the relationship between image and self-image, and there's genuine understanding and a welcome absence of condescension . . . "
-The Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books
"Body image problems, family discord, a teenage contrarian narrating -- is this anything new? Yes, because 15-year-old Virginia Shreves is so well-constructed a character that we like spending time with her."
-Chicago Tribune
"Pick up Carolyn Mackler's fun THE EARTH, MY BUTT, AND OTHER BIG ROUND THINGS."
-Seventeen Magazine
"Virginia Shreves has the perfect family . . . But after her family gets shocking news, she starts to realize that they aren't so perfect -- and maybe she doesn't need to fit in after all."
-Twist Magazine
"In addition to instantly relating to the title of Carolyn Mackler's novel, THE EARTH, MY BUTT, AND OTHER BIG ROUND THINGS, . . . I couldn't help but root for teen heroine Virginia Shreves as she tries to overcome her problems."
-ELLEgirl magazine
"Teenage girls will laugh, maybe cry, and undoubtedly nod vigorously in agreement."
-ForeWord Magazine
"This delightful, award-winning novel speaks directly to booklovers and reminds them to be true to themselves."
-WOW!
