{"product_id":"massive-paperback","title":"Massive - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eJulia Bell\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eAndrew Biscomb\u003c\/b\u003e (Designed by)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"I'm fat,\" I hear myself saying. I look in the mirror. My face has gone hot and red; I feel like I'm going to explode. \"I'm fat.\" It sizzles under my skin, puffing me up, pushing me out, making me massive. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Weight has always been a big issue in Carmen's life. How could it not? Her mom is obsessed with the idea that thin equals beautiful, thin equals successful, thin equals the way to get what you want. Carmen knows that as far as her mom is concerned, there is only one option: be thin. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e When her mother sweeps her off to live in the city, Carmen finds that her old world is disappearing. As her life spirals out of control Carmen begins to take charge of the only thing she can -- what she eats. If she were thin, very thin, could it all be different?\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eJulia Bell is a Reader in Creative Writing at Birkbeck, University of London. She is the author of three novels, a poetry collection and the acclaimed essay \u003ci\u003eRadical Attention\u003c\/i\u003e (Peninsula Press), and her work has been published in the \u003ci\u003eTLS\u003c\/i\u003e, the \u003ci\u003eNew Statesman, The Paris Review, \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eProspect, \u003c\/i\u003e as well as broadcast on the BBC. She has given talks and workshops across the UK and internationally for the British Council.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 272\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.74 x 7.04 x 5.04 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e January 01, 2006\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \n                \u003cdiv\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAccelerated Reader:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n                \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eQuiz Name:\u003c\/strong\u003e Massive\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n                \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eInterest Level:\u003c\/strong\u003e Upper Grades, 9-12\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n                \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eReading Level:\u003c\/strong\u003e 4.2\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n                \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePoint Value:\u003c\/strong\u003e 8\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48452533027065,"sku":"9781416902072","price":12.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0789\/2782\/3097\/files\/c9h5rhgK3j9781416902072.webp?v=1779954829","url":"https:\/\/bookscloud.io\/products\/massive-paperback","provider":"BooksCloud Book Dropshipping","version":"1.0","type":"link"}