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Holding Up the Universe
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November 13, 2017
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November 19, 2017
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Eram Hussain
Apr 20, 2018 rated it really liked it
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“We're all weird and damaged in our own way. You're not the only one.”

This is a strory of Libby Strout, who did not stop eating for 3 years after her mother died and got the title of “America’s Fattest Teen” before she was cut out from her house because she was too big to move on her own and Jack Masselin, who has this kind of rare disorder called “prosopagnosia” which means he can’t recognize faces once they aren’t in front of him and the only way he can be sure about that particular person is
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Sanjana Ghosh
Nov 21, 2017 rated it liked it
"Top 2 things I miss about Libby by Jack Masselin
1. The way I feel when I'm with her. Like I just swallowed the sun and it's shooting out of everything.
2. Everything"

Libby joins school after being homeschooled for several years. After the death of her mother, she grieved by eating. A lot. So much that she had to be cut out from her own house.

Jack is a regular teen in high school. However, he has a rare neurological disorder. He cannot remember faces. Not even of his parents.

The only person who
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Catherine
Dec 06, 2016 rated it it was amazing
If you are a fan of John Green or a person who has had to confront your own deepest insecurity this is your book! I really enjoyed this book and fell in the love with the characters. A great choice for any reader 8th grade and up.