Willowdean (her mom calls her Dumplin) is a confident about her body...even if it is plus-size. She is smart, has a great best friend and job at the popular burger joint, Harpy’s. At Harpy’s, she meets Bo and is immediately smitten by his good looks and brooding personality. She is shocked to learn that Bo might like her back. That is where the trouble begins. Willowdean begins to doubt herself. Why does Bo like a girl like her? Is there something wrong with him? In order to reclaim her self-confidence, she decides to enter the Miss Teen Blue Bonnet beauty contest run by a former winner who also happens to be her mom. Win or lose you will be rooting for Willowdean. Dumplin’ Go Big or Go Home is a funny and poignant must read.