The irresistible companion to the #1 New York Times bestseller Dumplin', now a Netflix feature film starring Danielle Macdonald and Jennifer Aniston, and a soundtrack by Dolly Parton!
Millie Michalchuk has gone to fat camp every year since she was a little girl. Not this year. This year she has new plans to chase her secret dream of being a newscaster--and to kiss the boy she's crushing on.
Callie Reyes is the pretty girl who is next in line for dance team captain and has the popular boyfriend. But when it comes to other girls, she's more frenemy than friend.
When circumstances bring the girls together over the course of a semester, they surprise everyone (especially themselves) by realizing that they might have more in common than they ever imagined.
A story about unexpected friendship, romance, and Texas-size girl power, this is another winner from Julie Murphy.
About the Author :
Julie Murphy splits her time between North Texas and Kansas with her husband, who loves her, and her cats, who tolerate her. She is the author and coauthor of over twenty books for all ages including Dumplin' (now a Netflix original film) and the Christmas Notch series cowritten with her best friend, Sierra Simone. When Julie isn't writing, she's hunting for the perfect slice of cheese pizza, discovering a new hobby that she will soon discard, and planning her next travel adventure.
Erin Mallon is an Audie Award nominee and Earphones Award-winning narrator of nearly six hundred audiobooks and is an accomplished New York City playwright and producer.
Kyla Garcia is an AudioFile Earphones Award-winning narrator. Born and raised in Hoboken, New Jersey, she discovered acting at the age of eight when she played Lady Macbeth in a children's adaptation of Shakespeare's tragedy. She made her off-Broadway debut at fifteen when she played Dorothy in Oz: A Twisted Musical. Eleven years after she discovered her passion for acting, she would go on to play Lady Macbeth once again in London at the Globe Theatre, where she studied Shakespeare during her third year at Mason Gross School of the Arts. She received her BFA in acting from Rutgers University.
Review :
"Dumplin' should be required reading for anyone who has ever felt even slightly uncomfortable in his or her skin."
-- "John Corey Whaley, author of Where Things Come Back, on Dumplin'"
"A must-have work that will resonate with teens."
-- "School Library Journal on Ramona Blue"
"Full of humor and heart...Builds nicely on the themes of self-confidence and self-acceptance without falling into lecture...Readers can't help but cheer."
-- "School Library Journal"
"I'm obsessed with this book. Wickedly funny, heartbreakingly real, full of characters to love and cheer for. Dumplin' is such a star."
-- "Katie Cotugno, author of 99 Days, on Dumplin'"
"I'm wildly in love with this book."
-- "Becky Albertalli, author of Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda"
"It's hilarious, it's heartfelt, and it's so, so real."
-- "Robin Talley, New York Times bestselling author, on Ramona Blue"
"Murphy's plot brims with unlikely friendships, irresistible romance, fabulous fat acceptance, and a kick-ass ending. Buoying."
-- "Kirkus Reviews (starred review)"
"Narrator Erin Mallon's raspy timbre adds an edge to the humorous sarcasm of Millie Michalchuk...Kyla Garcia's portrayal of Callie also has shades of cynicism. Garcia captures Callie's initial tones of superiority and then adds notes of vulnerability when her arrest leads to disgrace. Both narrators provide believable renditions of how the girls' grudging acceptance of each other grows into mutual respect and support. Winner of the AudioFile Earphones Award."
-- "AudioFile"
"Splendid."
-- "Booklist (starred review) "
"Through the girls' alternating perspectives, Murphy develops their aspirations and struggles...Convincingly and satisfyingly portrays how their one-step-forward-two-steps-back bonding process helps them go for what they want rather than what others think is possible."
-- "Publishers Weekly (starred review)"
"Told in alternating chapters, the when-worlds-collide story goes deep as the girls form an unlikely friendship that reveals their strengths and weaknesses and shows the possibilities that open when stepping outside one's comfort zone...Murphy's energetic writing style makes for compulsive readability."
-- "Booklist"
