num_pages: 371
description: Self-proclaimed fat girl Willowdean Dickson (dubbed Dumplin by her former beauty queen mom) has always been at home in her own skin. Her thoughts on having the ultimate bikini body? Put a bikini on your body. With her all-American beauty best friend Ellen by her side things have always workeduntil Will takes a job at Harpys the local fast-food joint. There she meets Private School Bo a hot former jock. Will isnt surprised to find herself attracted to Bo. But she is surprised when he seems to like her back.Instead of finding new heights of self-assurance in her relationship with Bo Will starts to doubt herself. So she sets out to take back her confidence by doing the most horrifying thing she can imagine: entering the Miss Clover City beauty pageantalong with several other unlikely candidatesto show the world that she deserves to be up there as much as any twiggy girl does. Along the way shell shock the hell out of Clover Cityand maybe herself most of all.With starry Texas nights red candy suckers Dolly Parton songs and a wildly unforgettable heroineDumplin is guaranteed to steal your heart.
language: English
title: Dumplin'
publisher: Balzer + Bray