Dumplin'

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Dear Reader:

Willowdean Dickson is one of the most fearless and unforgettable teen protagonists you will ever meet.

Her thoughts on having the ultimate bikini body? Put a bikini on your body.

Her response to a bully? Let's just say, he is incapable of speaking at the moment. . . .

Reading this book is like falling in love all over again. It's being up all night talking with your best friend, who completely and utterly gets you. It's sitting in a pickup truck with a boy under a starry Texas sky. It's belting out “Jolene” onstage in front of a huge crowd.

Julie Murphy's first book was the acclaimed
Side Effects May Vary
. What she's done now is what every editor dreams of: she has taken her already remarkable talent to a whole new stratosphere with this novel. There are the textured, beautifully nuanced characters; a group of underdogs you'll root and cry for; poignant, real friendships; an evocative sense of place; goose bump–inducing romantic chemistry; a flawed, incredibly moving mother/daughter relationship; and perhaps best of all, a message about loving yourself at any size.

I have yet to meet anyone who has read this book who hasn't declared their love for it. I hope you'll join the growing number of
Dumplin'
fans and help us spread the word about this bighearted, captivating novel. I recommend putting on Dolly Parton, pouring yourself a cold glass of iced tea, and settling in for one of the best novels you'll read all year.

Yours,

Alessandra Balzer

Vice President, Co-Publisher

Balzer + Bray

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For all the fat bottomed girls.

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Find out who you are and do it on purpose.

—Dolly Parton