All of Me
Chris Baron
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
4.25
· 8 ratings · 320 pages · Published: 11 Jun 2019
Ari has body-image issues. After a move across the country, his parents work selling and promoting his mother's paintings and sculptures. Ari's bohemian mother needs space to create, and his father is gone for long stretches of time on "sales" trips.
Meanwhile, Ari makes new friends: Pick, the gamer; the artsy Jorge, and the troubled Lisa. He is also relentlessly bullied because he's overweight, but he can't tell his parents—they're simply not around enough to listen.
After an upsetting incident, Ari's mom suggests he go on a diet, and she gives him a book to help. But the book—and the diet—can’t fix everything. As Ari faces the demise of his parents' marriage, he also feels himself changing, both emotionally and physically. Here is a much-needed story about accepting the imperfect in oneself and in life.
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- realistic 3
- family 2
- contemporary 2
- coming of age 2
- bullying 2
- friendship 1
- great outdoors 1
- Add topics
- format - reader age
- middle grade 3
- young adult 3
- content warnings
- mental illness 1
- self harm 1