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Shortlisted for the Waterstones Children's Book Prize 2020

I'm going to tell you the word that ruins my entire life: BIG. Because my name is Jemima Small. But I am exactly the opposite.

Jemima Small is funny and super smart. She knows a lot of things. Like the fact that she's made of 206 bones, over 600 muscles and trillions of cells. What she doesn't know is how that can be true and yet she can still feel like nothing... Or how being made to join the school's "special" healthy lifestyle group - A.K.A Fat Club - could feel any less special.

But Jemima also knows that the biggest stars in the universe are the brightest. And maybe it's her time to shine...


'An empowering story about body confidence' The Observer A clear-sighted look at censorious attitudes to larger bodies - especially girls' bodies... Drily funny, this touching book gives its readers permission to take up space. * The Guardian * An uplifting and heartening read to help inspire body confidence in everyone. * Sunday Express (S Magazine) * An ode to body positivity based around funny, smart, mischievous 13-year-old Jemima, who has been picked on because of her size since she was seven. * The i * Big-hearted story of a girl whose dream of appearing on Brainiacs fades when she is made to join the school Fat Club. * Daily Mail * Engaging... A powerful antidote to casting shade. * The Sunday Times *

Jemima Small Versus the Universe