![]() ![]() Through re-experiencing her memories and examining her own flaws and those of the people around her (her mother’s constant harping on appearance amounts to abuse), Tessa predictably learns to love herself. ![]() With guidance from a guy with a drill bit in his head (a misguided attempt to get high), Tessa revisits pivotal moments as epitomized by objects (a glass bowl representing a science experiment she cheated on a stolen bra representing her first date). Her near-death experience, like much of her life, takes the shape of a visit to the mall where both her parents work. Overweight, insecure, sneaky Tessa fails to duck when a dodgeball is fired at her and ends up in a coma. Adequate but uninspiring free verse tells the first-person story of a girl whose life is summed up by a bag of stuff. ![]()
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