Fat Angie: Rebel Girl Revolution

"Fat Angie: Rebel Girl Revolution" follows Angie, a sophomore struggling with immense grief after her sister's death in Iraq, intensifying bullying at school, and a strained relationship with her mother. The discovery of a posthumous letter from her sister, detailing places she wished to visit, prompts Angie to embark on an RV road trip across Ohio with an estranged childhood friend and other outsiders. This journey becomes a powerful vehicle for Angie to process her grief, confront her challenges, and ultimately find her own identity and a sense of belonging. The book sensitively addresses themes of loss, bullying, LGBTQ+ identity, and family dynamics, offering a poignant and empowering narrative for young adults.

More trouble at school and at home — and the discovery of a missive from her late soldier sister — send Angie and a long-ago friend on an RV road trip across Ohio. Sophomore year has just begun, and Angie is miserable. Her girlfriend, KC, has moved away; her good friend, Jake, is keeping his distance; and the resident bully has ramped up an increasingly vicious and targeted campaign to humiliate her. An over-the-top statue dedication planned for her sister, who died in Iraq, is almost too much to bear, and it doesn't help that her mother has placed a symbolic empty urn on their mantel. At the ceremony, a soldier hands Angie a final letter from her sister, including a list of places she wanted the two of them to visit when she got home from the war. With her mother threatening to send Angie to a “treatment center” and the situation at school becoming violent, Angie enlists the help of her estranged childhood friend, Jamboree. Along with a few other outsiders, they pack into an RV and head across the state on the road trip Angie's sister did not live to take. It might be just what Angie needs to find a way to let her sister go, and find herself in the process.