Self-proclaimed fat girl Willowdean Dickson (dubbed Dumplin' by her former beauty queen mom)
has always been at home in her own skin. Her thoughts on having the ultimate bikini body? Put a
bikini on your body. With her all-American-beauty best friend Ellen by her side things have
always worked . . . until Will takes a job at Harpy's the local fast-food joint. There she
meets Private School Bo a hot former jock. Will isn't surprised to find herself attracted to
Bo. But she is surprised when he seems to like her back. Instead of finding new heights of
self-assurance in her relationship with Bo Will starts to doubt herself. So she sets out to
take back her confidence by doing the most horrifying thing she can imagine: entering the Miss
Clover City beauty pageant?along with several other unlikely candidates?to show the world that
she deserves to be up there as much as any twiggy girl does. Along the way she'll shock the
hell out of Clover City?and maybe herself most of all. With starry Texas nights red candy
suckers Dolly Parton songs and a wildly unforgettable heroine?Dumplin' is guaranteed to steal
your heart.
