Holding Up the Universe

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it would have been so much stronger if some parts could be cut out, for personally i found a lot of repetative scenarios. Dead parent for you, random illness for you, a bit of anxiety on the side as well as extreme obesity and we’ve got our perfect story! Jack has for years suffered a terrible condition that forces him to be on alert all the time and to have for friends and girlfriend the people less indicated.

You know how far I’ve come and I know how far I’ve come, but everyone else just sees me for how large I am or where I was years ago, not who I am now.

And you will hate me, and some people will hate me, but I'm going to do it anyway to protect you and also myself".

This is a worthy addition to any young adult collection; the story is engaging and difficult to put down. You’re blinded by the sun, but you can feel the ground beneath you, so as much as you think you could go flying off, you know you won’t. The author tried to portray Libby as a person who is fighting against bullying- but she refers to herself as fat many times.Where JACK who is hottest guy of school for everyone has different personality which he hides from everyone. Now, Libby's ready: for high school, for new friends, for love, and for Every possibility life has to offer. Jack has always seemed like someone who has it all, and knows it—he's good-looking, a bit cocky, and tends to swagger through school. But what no-one knows is that Jack has Prosopagnosia; he can't recognise people's faces - when he looks away, or they turn around, he completely forgets their facial features. I've experienced bullying over my weight when I was a kid and I've also heard/read stories from kids/teens/adults who've experienced the same in my field of expertise.

In no way, shape, or form is Jennifer Niven trying to discriminate against being fat or implying that your not human. I can't help but imagine the author sitting there and simply thinking “how can I make this romance super angsty? i understand that many people were offended by all the bright places (although not nearly as many as the number of people who loved it).

Libby may give Jack a nudge in the right direction with her support, but it's Jack who takes the initiative to finally get himself tested, to understand more about his brain, and to, eventually, come to terms with it.

You’ll read teens who actually sound like teens and have their share of dickish moments and you’ll get to experience a relatable first crush rather than instalove and laugh out loud when Libby says things like: “I want to lean in and get a whiff of him and rest my head on his should or maybe make out with his neck” while slow dancing with a boy. She became "The fattest girl in America" and after many therapies and several years of studying from home she goes back to school. If a genie popped out of my bedside lamp, I would wish for these three things: my mom to be alive, nothing bad or sad to ever happen again, and to be a member of the Martin Van Buren High School Damsels, the best drill team in the tristate area. When the two get tangled up in a cruel high school game—which lands them in group counseling and community service—Libby and Jack are both pissed, and then surprised. LIBBY who become America's fattest kid after her mom died, she faced a kind of depression when she was 8 years old and she just start eating alot and as in result she become fattest kid of America.Hearing the main character struggled with self-esteem and body issues made me think I was going to relate to her. There is a truly heartbreaking moment when Jack has to pick up his little brother from a party, and, oh my god, it is one of the most upsetting things I've ever read. He doesn't know how far his friends will go, but if he takes part, he can make sure things don't go to far. They way this book is written is also good, easy to understand, simple language well explain things.