Dumplin'

Paperback Published on: 04/05/2017
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Dumplin'
Funny!
This book is hilarious. Overall, it is your standard girl-meets-boy type of book. The girl in this instance being Will (short for Willowdean) who does the ... READ MORE
Bee at Cardiff
Dumplin'
"Cause this dumb blonde ain't nobody's fool"
Willowdean Dickson is a character you either love or hate, or maybe a little bit of both. After a confidence knock her life spirals into a destructive s... READ MORE
Danni at Oxford

Synopsis

Soon to be a Netflix film-featuring Jennifer Aniston, Danielle Macdonald, and Dove Cameron, as well as a soundtrack from Dolly Parton!

The New York Times bestseller and feel-good YA novel of the year-about Willowdean Dixon, the fearless, funny, and totally unforgettable heroine who takes on her small town's beauty pageant.

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 worked ... until Will takes a job at Harpy's, the local fast-food joint. There she meets Private School Bo, a hot former jock. Will isn't 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 pageant-along with several other unlikely candidates-to show the world that she deserves to be up there as much as any girl does.

Along the way, she'll shock the hell out of Clover City-and maybe herself most of all.

Publisher information

  • Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers Inc
  • ISBN: 9780062327192
  • Number of pages: 400
  • Dimensions: 203 x 135 x 23 mm
  • Interest age: From 13 years
  • Weight: 308g
  • Languages: English

Customer Reviews

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Dumplin'
Packed with a big story and a big heart
Willowdean Dickson's mum is a former beauty queen in a small town in Texas where the annual Miss Teen Blue Bonnet pageant is a HUGE deal. The beauty conten... READ MORE
Page to Stage Reviews (Zarina)
Dumplin'
An unashamedly body positive novel
When I heard whispers of a new YA Novel about an amazing, unapologetic fat babe, I knew I had to get my hands on a copy. I stayed up way past midnight to f... READ MORE
Lizzie | @littlehux
Dumplin'
Great story
I loved this book! I didn’t know much about this story before I started reading it, but I had heard it was good. Will was an inspiring character, who I lo... READ MORE
Jill Jemmett
Dumplin'
Must-read if you're scared of doing something!
Triggers: Discrimination on looks, grief, death of loved one, focus on weight, homophobia Reps: Fat / overweight rep, lesbian half-Dominican side character... READ MORE
Kathy Holbrouck
Dumplin’ Movie Tie-in Edition
Amazing YA book for youth and adults
I have heard so much about this book becoming a NetFlix movie that when I saw it was available to read I couldn’t pass it by. I picked up this book thin... READ MORE
Charlotte Lynn