✓ If Dumplin’ was about coming to terms with your own body, Puddin’ is about demanding that the world do the same. I wrote this book for all the fat kids who have waited too damn long for the world to accept them. Stop waiting. The revolution starts with and belongs to you.
About the Author
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JULIE MURPHY lives in North Texas with her husband who loves her, her dog who adores her, and her cats who tolerate her. After several wonderful years in the library world, Julie now writes full-time. When she’s not writing or reliving her reference desk glory days, she can be found watching made-for-TV movies, hunting for the perfect slice of cheese pizza, and planning her next great travel adventure. She is also the author of Ramona Blue, Dumplin’, and Side Effects May Vary. You can visit Julie at www.juliemurphywrites.com.
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PUDDIN’. Copyright © 2018 by Julie Murphy. Emoji icons provided by EmojiOne. All rights reserved under International and Pan-American Copyright Conventions. By payment of the required fees, you have been granted the nonexclusive, nontransferable right to access and read the text of this e-book on-screen. No part of this text may be reproduced, transmitted, downloaded, decompiled, reverse-engineered, or stored in or introduced into any information storage and retrieval system, in any form or by any means, whether electronic or mechanical, now known or hereafter invented, without the express written permission of HarperCollins e-books.
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Cover art by DANIEL STOLLE
Cover design by AURORA PARLAGRECO
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Library of Congress Control Number: 2017954051
Digital Edition MAY 2018 ISBN: 978-0-06-241840-1
Print ISBN: 978-0-06-241838-8
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1819202122PC/LSCH10987654321
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