Fat Chance, Charlie Vega

Fat Chance, Charlie Vega
Crystal Maldonado
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h208 x 140mm - 352pg
11 Jan 2022 US
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9780823451319
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Charlie Vega is a lot of things. Smart. Funny. Artistic. Ambitious. Fat. People sometimes have a problem with that last one. Especially her mum. Charlie wants a good relationship with her body, but it' s hard, and her mum leaving a billion weight loss shakes on her dresser doesn' t help. The world and everyone in it have ideas about what she should look like: thinner, lighter, slimmer-faced, straighter-haired. Be smaller. Be whiter. Be quieter. But there' s one person who' s always in Charlie' s corner: her best friend Amelia. Slim. Popular. Athletic. Totally dope. So when Charlie starts a tentative relationship with cute classmate Brian, the first worthwhile guy to notice her, everything is perfect until she learns one thing - he asked Amelia out first. So is she his second choice or what? Does he even really see her? Because it' s time people did. A sensitive, funny, and painful coming-of-age story with a wry voice and tons of chisme, Fat Chance, Charlie Vega tackles our relationships to our parents, our bodies, our cultures, and ourselves.
A Cosmopolitan Best New Book of Winter 2020 Charlie' s struggles are authentic and raw while Maldonado' s bright prose makes for a page-turner. . . . An overdue and welcome ingenue. --Kirkus Reviews, Starred Review Charlie' s emotional arc hits all the right notes, resulting in a warm and insightful coming-of-age tale. --Publishers Weekly Sweet and sincere, Charlie Vega' s journey is a delight. --School Library JournalFat Chance, Charlie Vega is an accomplished debut, and its nuanced depictions of first love, a complex mother-daughter relationship and fat acceptance make it stand out. --BookPage With a memorable cast that brings fresh faces and voices to a typically homogenous genre, this title focuses on the positives of the often difficult and confusing high-school experience: genuine friendships and allies, powerful first crushes, and discovering oneself. . . . Charlie' s optimistic outlook, despite the challenges that come with her identity, will attract a widespread audience of romance lovers and expand their idea of what a romantic lead can look like. --Booklist We' re so excited to get our hands on it. --BuzzfeedReaders will appreciate Charlie from the get-go and rejoice when she herself begins to see the Charlie-celebrating light. --The Bulletin of the Center for Children' s BooksFat Chance, Charlie Vega is an utterly heartwarming story of love--of friends, of family, of romance and, most importantly, of oneself. --Shelf Awareness This book feels like your best friend giving you a hug--it' s warm and sweet and healing. --Mason Deaver, bestselling author of I Wish You All the Best A sweet and cheerful debut, Fat Chance, Charlie Vega moves with rom-com energy and a whole lot of awkward, goofy, chubby-girl-with-a-crush-on-a-boy vibes. --Gabby Rivera, author of Juliet Takes a Breath and Marvel' s America
Crystal Maldonado is a writer by night and a marketer and social media manager by day. She has been published in Latina magazine, The Hartford Courant, and Dogster, and is the co-founder of the online magazine Positively Smitten. Fat Chance, Charlie Vega is her debut novel, and was bought in a competitive pre-empt as part of a two-book deal. She lives in Western Massachusetts with her husband, her dog, and her super-duper adorable baby daughter.
Status: Active
ISBN-13: 9780823451319
Published: 11 Jan 2022
Published In: United States
Imprint: Holiday House Inc
Publisher: Holiday House Inc
Format: Paperback
Height: 208mm
Width: 140mm
Spine: 23mm
Weight: 318g
Pages: 352

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