My Eyes Are Up Here

By: Laura Zimmermann

Narrated by: Kristen DiMercurio

My Eyes Are Up Here is a razor-sharp debut about a girl struggling to rediscover her sense of self in the year after her body decided to change all the rules.

If Greer Walsh could only live inside her head, life would be easier. She’d be able to focus on excelling at math or negotiating peace talks between her best friend and . . . everyone else. She wouldn’t spend any time worrying about being the only Kennedy High student whose breasts are bigger than her head.

But you can’t play volleyball inside your head. Or go to the pool. Or have confusingly date-like encounters with the charming new boy. You need an actual body for all of those things. And Greer is entirely uncomfortable in hers.

Hilarious and heartbreakingly honest, My Eyes Are Up Here is a story of awkwardness and ferocity, of imaginary butterflies and rock-solid friends. It’s the story of a girl finding her way out of her oversized sweatshirt and back into the real world.

Critic reviews

"Charming, relatable and laugh-out-loud hilarious, My Eyes Are Up Here is a sparkling debut from my new favorite YA author, Laura Zimmermann. Her Greer Walsh is at once all of us and the most special of us. I wanted to hug her, give her a high five and sometimes throttle her, but I always, always rooted for her.”—Erin Hahn, author of You’d Be Mine and More Than Maybe

“My Eyes Are Up Here is not only a smart and honest book about body positivity. It’s a funny and endearing read that will have you cheering for Greer Walsh, and celebrating the power of female friendship."—Deb Caletti, National Book Award finalist and Michael L. Printz Honor medalist

"[S]mart, insightful and often very funny [...] this novel perceptively explores the emotional toll experienced by teens who are self-conscious and feeling isolated about being different – and the liberation that comes with breaking free."—Buffalo News

"By turns hilarious, heartbreaking and totally, completely honest, perfect for those who liked recent novels like Frankly in Love."--Culturess.com

"Zimmermann’s debut may have captured my own experience in a way no one ever has before when it comes to being a girl with big boobs."—Kelly Jensen for BookRiot.com

★ "Wise and wry... An original, feminist, and timely first choice title for all libraries."—SLJ, starred review

"Zimmerman’s debut has a witty, unabashedly honest voice."—PW

"Zimmermann’s debut is both insightful and humorous, owing to a bright and funny yet self-deprecating narrator matched with brief chapters that capture Greer’s urgencies and insecurities. Girls who lament not having the perfect body will appreciate this novel, and girls who value their best friends will relate without hesitation. Rise up for girl power!" —Booklist

"Many girls will resonate with this story of trying to learn to love your body and be comfortable with the skin you’re in. We are both so glad that this book exists and it brought about a lot of important, meaningful dialogue for us both. Highly recommended."—SLJ's Teen Librarian Toolbox

Enjoyed It A Lot

I really enjoyed this book, I get why people wouldn't like it because there wasn't much of a plot but I really related with Greer, because I was Greer at some point
the story is about Greer, a 15 years old girl who has a huge problem in her chest area ..that's why she can't fit in many clothes she wants, so tries to join the Volleyball team but she is too self conscious to concentrate, then she meets Jackson, who is the new boy in town, he is nice and approachable and seems interested in her, how Greer will overcome her insecurities ?

I liked that Greer was a normal girl with some problems .. we see her laugh, we see her sad, and we see her being a bad ass, and she felt so real to me and I actually teared up in multiple points in the book .. really enjoyable

The narrator was EXCELLENT !!, great choice she captured Greer voice perfectly

Amazing performance, eh to the rest.

I chose this book, aware the target audience is probably a lot younger than my 28. But it seemed like something high school me could relate to. I wouldn't say that I, the age I am now, enjoyed it, but I do think that 15 year old me would have loved this book. I think it's a great pick for anyone that may be struggling with self acceptance of any kind. The performance of this book was phenomenal. Each character had their own personality brought to life and could be easily distinguished, but not in a cringey, forced way. I probably wouldn't have even made it halfway through if it weren't for the amazing job the reader did. The performance really has proved to make or break for me when it comes to audio books and that alone made this one entertaining. I would recommend this book to someone between the age of 13 and 15 ideally.

Fun book, Great performance

I really enjoyed this book even though I may not be the exact target demo for it and the performance is fantastic!