In my opinion she was 15 and should have taken time and counseling to explore every option even if it led her back to gastric bypass surgery eventually. asked Ever how many calories are in a hamburger and when she answered the correct number, he used that as proof to her concerned father that she already understood dieting and her options. However, I also didn't think the story explored her other options enough. Gastric bypass surgery is no picnic and it isn't portrayed as one.
As far as a novel exploring the surgery, it's a good one. I'm sure some readers are going to have a problem with this decision. Just a subtle reminder of what Ever perceives people's reactions to her to be.Įver finally decides that she needs to make a big change and opts for gastric bypass surgery. This is written very well and doesn't become a constant conversation between he two. Skinny stops Ever from moving forward or losing weight and from forming friendships. "But who wants to see an elephant dancing around?" For example Ever is a wonderful singer and wants to go for a spot in the drama club that would require her to sing in front of everyone but Skinny tells her: In her head she hears "Skinny" who tells her what people are *really thinking*. She misses her mom and uses food to comfort her instead. Her step mom and sisters are beautiful and Ever feels like she doesn’t belong. Her mom died and her father has since remarried bringing a new mother figure and step sisters into the picture. That's not something I typically enjoy so I'm happy to say that was not the case.Įver is a 15 year girl that weighs over 300 pounds who struggles with her self image and of course from the judgment of the people around her. From their explanation and from the summary, I expected there to be a lot of inner monologue between the main character, Ever, and the sabotaging voice inside her head, Skinny. The publishers from the Scholastic booth at BEA were very enthusiastic about this title and really talked it up. And Ever will have to confront that voice before she can truly find her own. But demons, she finds, are not so easy to shake, not even as she sheds pounds. With the support of her best friend, Ever begins the uphill battle toward change. Partly in the hopes of trying out for the school musical-and partly to try and save her own life-Ever decides to undergo a risky surgery that may help her lose weight and start over.
Ever knows she weighs over three hundred pounds, knows she’ll probably never be loved, and Skinny makes sure she never forgets it.īut there is another voice: Ever’s singing voice, which is beautiful but has been silenced by Skinny. Skinny tells Ever all the dark thoughts her classmates have about her. These are the words of Skinny, the vicious voice that lives inside fifteen-year-old Ever Davies’s head.
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