Dumplin' (2015)

Others: Overwhelmingly positive

Sixteen-year-old Willowdean wants to prove to everyone in her small Texas town that she is more than just a fat girl, so, while grappling with her feelings for a co-worker who is clearly attracted to her, Will and some other misfits prepare to compete in the beauty pageant her mother runs.

ISBN:: 9780062327185
Length:: 384 pages

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