The Ups and Downs of Being Round [Paperback]

Monica Marie Jones (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: November 30, 2006

The Ups and Downs of Being Round is a coming of age story about a girl who struggles throughout her life with issues of weight. Overweight as a child, Madison Jenson struggles with teasing and physical limitations until she loses the weight during her adolescent years. Just as she begins to enjoy life as a slim girl she gains the weight back during her college years. Finally, being fed up with being unhappily overweight, she loses it again as a young adult, but to her surprise she loses a lot more than just the weight and finds out that physical weight loss does not guarantee happiness.

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About the Author

Monica Marie Jones is an author whose published works include The Ups and Downs of Being Round (Fiction/Self-Help), Taste My Soul (Poetry) FLOSS (Fiction) and Swag (Urban Fiction). She is a contributing author in Chicken Soup for the Girls Soul, New Directions for Youth Development, and 44th (A full color coffee table book about President Barack Obama that is a compilation of front page reprints of actual African-American published newspapers and poetry.) She has also contributed to several publications and youth development training materials for the High/Scope Educational Research Foundation. She has worked as a columnist and freelance writer for various publications and websites including the Michigan Front Page Newspaper and is an active member of the Motown Writer's Network where she is the host of her own show, "Marketing and Motivation Mondays with Monica Marie Jones" on the Michigan Literary Network Radio. Monica received her Bachelor's Degree and teaching certificate in Elementary Education from Eastern Michigan University. She also received her Masters of Social Work from the University of Michigan. Monica is a youth development expert that does training and consultation for the Center for Youth Program Quality (a joint venture of the Forum for Youth Investment and The High/Scope Educational Research Foundation.) She is a professionally trained dancer and dance instructor that has danced with Gospel recording artists such as Dorinda Clark-Cole, in several venues around the United States, and a three-city tour in Japan with Kierra 'Ki-Ki' Sheard. Monica uses her gifts, talents and expertise to inform her work as a motivational speaker with a focus on topics including by not limited to self-esteem, empowering women and girls, fitness and wellness, and youth development. Monica's essay, "Don't Wait for the Weight" and her poem, "Fat Girl" will be published in The Souls of Our Young Sisters: The Next Generation of Women Tell Their Stories, Overcome Their Challenges, and Heal Their Spirits (Souls of My Sisters Inc./Kensington Publishing Corp.) anthology in May 2010. For more information visit her website at http://www.monicamariejones.com or email her [e-mail]

Product Details

• Paperback: 156 pages
• Publisher: Hub Books (November 30, 2006)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0977443566
• ISBN-13: 978-0977443567
• Product Dimensions: 9 x 6 x 0.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 8.8 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (11 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #3,498,826 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
  • #47 in Books > 4-for-3 Books > Religion & Spirituality > New Age > Self-Help

More About the Author

Monica Marie Jones is an author whose published works include The Ups and Downs of Being Round (Fiction/Self-Help), Taste My Soul (Poetry) FLOSS (Fiction) and Swag (Urban Fiction). She is a contributing author in Chicken Soup for the Girls Soul, New Directions for Youth Development, 44th (A full color coffee table book about President Barack Obama)and Souls of Our Young Sisters: The Next Generation of Women Tell Their Stories, Overcome Their Challenges, and Heal Their Spirits.

She has also contributed to several publications and youth development training materials for the High/Scope Educational Research Foundation. She has worked as a columnist and freelance writer for various publications and websites including the Michigan Front Page Newspaper and is an active member of the Motown Writer's Network where she is the host of her own show, "Marketing and Motivation Mondays with Monica Marie Jones" on the Michigan Literary Network Radio.

For more information visit her website at http://www.monicamariejones.com or email her at [e-mail]

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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Everything that glitters aint gold, December 24, 2011

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This review is from: The Ups and Downs of Being Round (Paperback)

I thoroughly enjoyed this book! I especially loved the very detailed advice on healthy weight loss. Not only enjoyable fiction, but also practical weight loss advice. Great advice which also address the emotional aspect of overeating by someone who has been there!

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A wonderful & relative read ..., May 16, 2009

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P. Carter (Columbus, Ohio) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The Ups and Downs of Being Round (Kindle Edition)

Funny thing, as I was reading ... I thought "She must have been a big girl before, or is one!!!" As there were some things in the novel that you could only know of, if you experienced it ... The physical issues, self-esteem, insecurities and random thoughts of a big girl. Lo and behold, once I finished the book her conclusion stated that while the book was fiction ... she herself, had dealt with ... well, the ups and downs of being round. She even provides her diet plan and provides great advice on changing your lifestyle.

Now the book is quite laid back, moreso a diary of the narrators', but I enjoyed it. It was interesting to read and relate how the subject's weight affected daily actions and thoughts.

A wonderful read, very much so relative.

~PC
www.madamethejourney.com

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars What a rollercoaster ride "Ups & Downs of being Round" is!!!!, October 16, 2008

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N. Williams "Reading is FUNdamental" (Detroit, MI) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The Ups and Downs of Being Round (Paperback)

Wow! This book took me right back to my youth! I too, have struggled with my weight over the years and this book put on paper some of the same struggles, heartache & triumphs I have faced in my life. The yo-yo weight problem affects so many people, male & female alike. I'm sure anyone who reads this book will be able to relate, if not in their own experiences, definetly through the experiences of someone close to them. I say "Kudos!" to Monica Marie Jones for having the courage to infuse some of her own personal experiences into the lives of these fictional characters. Very well written & full of energy!