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A young boy struggles with body image in this poignant middle grade journey to self-acceptance told through prose, verse, and illustration.<\/span><\/p>\n

Will is the only round kid in a school full of string beans. So he hides\u2026in baggy jeans and oversized hoodies, in the back row during class, and anywhere but the cafeteria during lunch. But shame isn’t the only feeling that dominates Will’s life. He’s also got a crush on a girl named Jules who knows he doesn’t have a chance with\u2014string beans only date string beans\u2014but he can’t help wondering\u00a0what if?<\/span><\/p>\n

Will’s best shot at attracting Jules’s attention is by slaying the Will Monster inside him by changing his eating habits and getting more exercise. But the results are either frustratingly slow or infuriatingly unsuccessful, and Will’s shame begins to morph into self-loathing.<\/p>\n

As he resorts to increasingly drastic measures to transform his appearance, Will meets skateboarder Markus, who helps him see his body and all it contains as an ever-evolving work in progress.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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