Charlie Vega tiene un problema gordoCharlie Vega tiene un problema gordo
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Book, 2022
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Current format, Book, 2022, First edition in Spanish, Available . Offered in 0 more formats"Llegar a la mayoría de edad como una niña gorda y morena en un suburbio blanco de Connecticut es difícil. Más aún cuando toda tu vida parece estar en llamas. Charlie Vega es muchas cosas: Inteligente. Divertida. Artística. Ambiciosa. Gorda. La gente a veces ella tiene problemas con esto último, especialmente con su mamá. Charlie quiere tener una buena relación con su cuerpo, pero es difícil. Y no ayuda que su mamá le deje batidos para bajar de peso en el mostrador de la cocina. Todos piensan en cómo Charlie debería ser: más delgada, más clara, cara más fina, cabello más lacio. Más delgada. Más blanca. Más tranquila. Amelia, la mejor amiga de Charlie, delgada, popular, atlética--en resumen, genial--, siempre solidaria Cuando Charlie comienza una relación con un apuesto compañero de clase , Brian, el primer chico en fijarse en ella, todo va perfecto hasta que Charlie descubre que anteriormente había invitado a salir a Amelia. ¿Charlie es tu segunda opción? ¿Es ella la que quieres? ¿De verdad la quieres? Ya era hora de que la gente Charlie Vega tiene un problema de grasa es un sensible , historia divertida y dolorosa sobre el crecimiento y la mayoría de edad. Con ironía y toneladas de chismes, este libro trata sobre las relaciones con los padres, con el cuerpo, con las diferentes culturas y con nosotros mismos" $c Proporcionado por la editorial.
Coming of age as a fat, brown girl in a white Connecticut suburb is tough. Even more so when your whole life seems to be on fire. Charlie Vega is many things: Smart. Funny. Artistic. Ambitious. Fat. People sometimes she has trouble with the latter, especially her mom. Charlie wants to have a good relationship with her body, but it's hard. And it doesn't help that her mom leaves weight loss shakes for her on the kitchen counter. Everybody think about how Charlie should be: thinner, lighter, finer face, straighter hair. Skinnyer. Whiter. Calmer. Amelia, Charlie's best friend, thin, popular, athletic--in short, great--, always supportive When Charlie begins a relationship with a handsome classmate, Brian, the first boy to notice her, everything is perfect until Charlie finds out that he had previously invited Amelia to going out. Is Charlie your second choice? Is she the one you want? Do you really want her? It's about time people wanted her. Charlie Vega Has a Fat Problem is a sensitive, funny and painful story about growing up and coming of age. With irony and tons of gossip, this book deals with relationships with parents, with the body, with different cultures and with ourselves"
Coming of age as a fat, brown girl in a white Connecticut suburb is tough. Even more so when your whole life seems to be on fire. Charlie Vega is many things: Smart. Funny. Artistic. Ambitious. Fat. People sometimes she has trouble with the latter, especially her mom. Charlie wants to have a good relationship with her body, but it's hard. And it doesn't help that her mom leaves weight loss shakes for her on the kitchen counter. Everybody think about how Charlie should be: thinner, lighter, finer face, straighter hair. Skinnyer. Whiter. Calmer. Amelia, Charlie's best friend, thin, popular, athletic--in short, great--, always supportive When Charlie begins a relationship with a handsome classmate, Brian, the first boy to notice her, everything is perfect until Charlie finds out that he had previously invited Amelia to going out. Is Charlie your second choice? Is she the one you want? Do you really want her? It's about time people wanted her. Charlie Vega Has a Fat Problem is a sensitive, funny and painful story about growing up and coming of age. With irony and tons of gossip, this book deals with relationships with parents, with the body, with different cultures and with ourselves"
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