Once known as America's Fattest Teen, Libby Strout is working on changing her life. As a result of a panic attack several years earlier, Libby was literally cut out of her house and transported to the hospital. Thus began her weight loss and her eventual return to Martin Van Buren High School, where she is struggling to endure the rude stares of her classmates and the stereotype of being the "fat girl."
Jack Masselin has a much different problem and no one knows of his personal struggles. He suffers with face blindness. Using humor and charm, he has found ways to develop markers for the individuals in his life so he can identify and recognize them. Even his own family members become strangers to him from one meeting to the next.
Libby and Jack find themselves thrust together on a number of occasions and a friendship begins to form. Jack knows about Libby's obvious issues, and she begins to guess Jack has a unique secret. Their relationship takes a number of strange turns, but despite the odds, their friendship begins to deepen.
Fans of Rainbow Rowell's ELEANOR AND PARK are sure to love HOLDING UP THE UNIVERSE. Author Jennifer Niven's characters come alive immediately and will leave pieces of themselves behind even after their story concludes.
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