Suck it in and smile / written by Laurence Beaudoin-Masse ; translated by Shelley Tanaka.

By: Beaudoin-Masse, Laurence, 1989-Contributor(s): Tanaka, Shelley [tr.]Material type: TextTextLanguage: English Original language: French Publication details: Toronto : Groundwood books, House of Anansi Press, 2022Description: 324 p., 22 cmISBN: 9781773068091Other title: Suck it in & smileUniform titles: Rentrer son ventre et sourire. English Subject(s): Appearance (Philosophy) -- Juvenile fiction | Identity (Philosophical concept) -- Juvenile fiction | Friendship -- Juvenile fiction | Self-perception -- Juvenile fiction | Teenage girls -- Juvenile fiction | Social networks -- Juvenile fiction | Self-perception -- Fiction | Identity -- Fiction | Friendship -- Fiction | Self-perception -- Fiction | Teenage girls -- Fiction | Social networks -- FictionDDC classification: [Fic] Summary: "Every day, �Elie motivates her hundreds of thousands of followers to become the best versions of themselves by posting videos of exercise routines and high-protein breakfast recipes. . . . And yet, �Elie worries that her life is not as flawless as she makes it seem on YouTube and Instagram. Between her obsession with the 'ideal weight,' her growing attraction to another man, her family's disdain for her career as a content creator and a collaboration with another influencer who �Elie can't stand, a thought haunts her. What if, by trying to become everything she wanted to be, she's lost herself along the way? . . . An intimate exploration of our obsession with appearances and the hypocrisies that appear when you must craft the perfect online life"--Provided by publisher.
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Martha's Vineyard High School Library
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Translation of: Rentrer son ventre et sourire.

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Kirkus Review, September 2022

"Every day, �Elie motivates her hundreds of thousands of followers to become the best versions of themselves by posting videos of exercise routines and high-protein breakfast recipes. . . . And yet, �Elie worries that her life is not as flawless as she makes it seem on YouTube and Instagram. Between her obsession with the 'ideal weight,' her growing attraction to another man, her family's disdain for her career as a content creator and a collaboration with another influencer who �Elie can't stand, a thought haunts her. What if, by trying to become everything she wanted to be, she's lost herself along the way? . . . An intimate exploration of our obsession with appearances and the hypocrisies that appear when you must craft the perfect online life"--Provided by publisher.

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