Holding Up the Universe
Author: Jennifer Niven
Publisher: Alfred A. Knopf Books for Young Readers
Synopsis:
Everyone judges Libby Strout because she was once known as "America's Fattest Teen." After being homeschooled for several years, she has finally decided to go back to public school. She starts her junior year of high school, just wishing she could be normal. But of course, that's not going to happen.
Jack Masselin is the opposite of Libby: he's popular and full of swagger, but he too has a secret: he doesn't recognize people's faces. Not even his family's. However, he has managed to get by without anyone noticing this.
After an awful game where Libby ends up humiliated and punches Jack in the face, they are both sent to group counseling and community service. At first, Libby and Jack would rather be anywhere but there, but as they get to know each other, that might change.
My thoughts:
I enjoyed this book because not only were the characters super cool, but it was also interesting learning about prosopagnosia (what Jack has, where you can't recognize faces), which I had never heard of before. I also haven't read a lot of books where one of the main issues of condemning/bullying people because they are overweight, so I learned a lot about that too. I think it is totally wrong that some people will tell people who are overweight that they aren't wanted or that they are disgusting. I get that you are entitled to your opinion, but that doesn't mean you should tell people that!!
Rating: 4 out of 5 stars.
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