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Book length - 390 pages Publisher - Hot Key Books Worldwide - www.bookdepository.com Amazon UK - www.amazon.co.uk Amazon US - www.amazon.com I want to thank Tina from hotkeybooks.com for providing me with a copy of this wonderful book for review. ABOUT THIS BOOK It's a food diary. I have to tell the truth. That's the point. Bluebelle, aka BB, aka Big Bones - is a sixteen-year-old girl encouraged to tackle her weight even though she's perfectly happy, thank you, and getting on with her life and in love with food. Then a tragedy in the family forces BB to find a new relationship with her body and herself. . . Tuck in for best mates, belly laughs, boys and the best Bakewell tart. MY REVIEW Where has this book been all my life? No, seriously! Engaging, inspiring, and speaking truth left, right and centre, BIG BONES by Laura Dockrill is a story for absolutely every one of every age to read and is utterly fantastic. Bluebelle, or BB, as she is known to everyone is a sixteen-year-old that stands out from the usual crowd and not just because of her weight. Constantly told by doctors, nurses, schoolmates, and to a lesser extent her mum, that she needs to lose weight, BB is unique in that she truly loves her body and enjoys eating good food. Confident, loyal, witty, and an excellent cook, BB lives her life on her terms. But when she makes a deal so that she can leave school where she is miserable, she must fill out a food diary and join a gym to keep up her end of the bargain. But as life throws BB some curveballs the food diary becomes so much more and BB may just become stronger than ever! There is so much in this book that I identified with but sadly I never had BB's body confidence as a teenager and can still struggle with it now as an adult. Society's ridiculous expectations of women in this day and age is powerfully portrayed, alongside the absolute fear and disbelief that many people have when they encounter a fat person with confidence and self-belief. Our bodies are ours and ours alone - unique and strong in so many ways, and to demand they all look the same is simply ridiculous, and the way we look is only a small portion of who we are at the end of the day and I think this message is excellently put across in a funny and deft way in this novel. BIG BONES by Laura Dockrill is more than just a story about body confidence though. It is a story about friendship, relationships, figuring out the future, and a sisterly love and bond like no other, and there are so many laughs along the way that you will have tears streaming down your face a lot. Told in the form of a diary, you will fall in love with BB and her love of food, you will fall in love with her energy and strength, and you may even fall a little bit more in love with yourself by the time you turn the last page. A must-read for teenagers right through to OAP's, this book is truly special. AUTHOR BIO Laura Dockrill is a performance poet and novelist whose wonderfully inventive and vibrant approach to life is reflected in the rich and vividly imagined worlds she creates. Laura grew up in Brixton and attended the Brit school. Laura has always had a vivacious spark, finding creativity in words - from poetry to novels and scripts to song lyrics. She is the author of the Carnegie Medal-nominated YA novel Lorali, as well as the Darcy Burdock series (Random House) for younger readers, which was also nominated for the Carnegie Medal and shortlisted for the Waterstones Children's Book Prize in 2014. Other books include Echoes (Harper Collins), a collection of poems and short stories. Laura has appeared on Blue Peter and CBeebies and is a frequent poetry performer at festivals including Glastonbury, Hay, Edinburgh, London Literary Festival and Latitude. For more information: Website - www.lauradockrill.co.uk Twitter - twitter.com/LauraDockrill Instagram - www.instagram.com/lauraleedockrill/ BIG BONES IS SHORTLISTED FOR THE YA BOOK PRIZE 2019 SO SHOW YOUR SUPPORT!!! #TEAMDOCKRILL #YA10
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