Sunday, December 11, 2011

The Earth, My Butt, and Other Big, Round Things

 
Book menu for The Earth , My Butt, and Other Big, Round Things 
by Carolyn Mackler

ISBN of edition I read: 0763620912 (paperback)

Food mentioned in The Earth, My Butt, and Other Big, Round Things:
Pizza Hut pizza, 3
Diet Pepsi, 4, 107, 111, 228
Doritos, 9, 11
Snickers bar, 8
Animal crackers, 14
Fried chicken, 16
Twinkies, 20, 67
Popsicles, 27
Jolly Ranchers, 29
Chinese food, 34, 55
Vietnamese food, 34
Cherry yogurt, 34
Apple strudel, 35
Pina colada, 42
Strawberry daquiris, 42
Rice Krispy treats, 46-7
Waffle sundaes, 46
Cashews, 65, 111
Hangen-Dazs, 67
Tater tots, 67
Diet Sprite, 91
Tortilla chips and salsa, 91
Frosted flakes, 96
Sleep time tea, 100
Nachos and cheese, 107
Sour Patch kids, 107
Popcorn, 106
Cokes, 109
Ginger snaps, 111
Krispy Kreme doughnuts, 116
Hostess cupcakes, 122
Veal Parmesan, 132
Carrot cake, 145
Mango sorbet, 145
Bagels and cheese, 150
Oreos, 152
Hot chocolate, 157, 210, 240
Hazelnut lattes, 171
Pepperoni pizza, 175
Pumpkin pie, 180
Chocolate covered pretzels, 196
Apple spice tea, 200
Latkes, 211
Brownies, 215
Potato salad, 219
Pizzeria Uno, 243
Mango sushi, 92
Candy cigarettes, 233

Book/Authors mentioned in The Earth, My Butt, and Other Big, Round Things:
It's Perfectly Normal: A Book About Changing Bodies,
   Growing Up, Sex, and Sexual Health / Robert Harris, 9
The Scarlett Letter / Nathaniel Hawthorne, 30, 33, 65
A Room of One's Own / Wolfe, 224
The Grapes of Wrath / John Steinbeck, 68
One Hundred Years of Solitude / Gabriel Garcia Marquez, 71
Caucasia / Danzy Senna, 111
Body Outlaws: Rewriting the Rules of Beauty and
   Body Image, 224
The Red Tent / Anita Diamant, 236

Movies mentioned in The Earth, My Butt, and Other Big, Round Things:
Babe: Pig in the City, 46, 54
You've Got Mail, 57
Ferris Bueller's Day off, 105
Mad Love, 105
The Lion King, 208
The Wizard of Oz, 220

Music mentioned in The Earth, My Butt, and Other Big, Round Things:
Ani diFranco, 8, 202, 214
     "Gratitude", 202
"Take Me Home Country Roads" / John Denver, 39
Ashanti, 183
     "Foolish", 184

Magazines mentioned in The Earth, My Butt, and Other Big, Round Things:
People, 30
Fitness, 70
Teen People, 8, 11
Wired, 9
Seventeen, 23
Maxim, 75

Discussion questions for The Earth, My Butt, and Other Big, Round Things:
What is your favorite list? (page 54, 14-15, 237)

Compare global studies to Virginia's current concerns.

Does her brother being accused of date rate affect her feelings towards her "sessions" with Froggy?

What does Mrs. Crowley represent in Virginia's life?