Willowdean Dickson is fat and trying really hard to be okay with herself. So she sets out to take back her confidence by doing the most horrifying thing she can imagine: entering the Miss Clover City beauty pageant-along with several other unlikely candidates-to show the world that she deserves to be up there as much as any girl does.Īlong the way, she’ll shock the hell out of Clover City-and maybe herself most of all. This fun contemporary novel tells the story of an unlikely beauty pageant entrant. The New York Times bestseller and feel-good YA novel of the year-about Willowdean Dixon, the fearless, funny, and totally unforgettable heroine who takes on her. Instead of finding new heights of self-assurance in her relationship with Bo, Will starts to doubt herself. But she is surprised when he seems to like her back. Will isn’t surprised to find herself attracted to Bo. An audiobook adaptation, narrated by Eileen Stevens, was released through Harper Audio. It was first published in hardback in the United States on Septemthrough Balzer + Bray. There she meets Private School Bo, a hot former jock. Dumplin' is a 2015 young adult novel and the second book by the American author Julie Murphy. It was first published in hardback in the United States on. until Will takes a job at Harpy’s, the local fast-food joint. Dumplin is a 2015 young adult novel and the second book by the American author Julie Murphy. With her all-American beauty best friend, Ellen, by her side, things have always worked. Dumplin is a 2015 young adult novel and the second book by the American author Julie Murphy.

Her thoughts on having the ultimate bikini body? Put a bikini on your body. Self-proclaimed fat girl Willowdean Dickson (dubbed “Dumplin’” by her former beauty queen mom) has always been at home in her own skin. The #1 New York Times bestseller and feel-good YA of the year-about Willowdean Dixon, the fearless, funny, and totally unforgettable heroine who takes on her small town’s beauty pageant. Now a popular Netflix feature film, starring Jennifer Aniston, Danielle Macdonald, and Dove Cameron, as well as a soundtrack from Dolly Parton!

Dumplin' by Julie Murphy