Author: Sarah Dessen
Genre: YA Lit
Synopsis: Colie was a fat girl. Then her mother (also fat) becomes Kiki Sparks, all-out exercise guru with a complete line of food menus, workout videos, and infomercials and they both got skinny. While Kiki Sparks takes a world tour for her exercise program, Colie is sent to live with her aunt, Mira, who lives with Cat Norman in her lap and Norman Norman downstairs. Colie begins to discover the ups and downs of friendships as she works in the Last Chance Diner with Isabel and Morgan, best friends, and as she figures out how to break out of the confines of her past into who she really wants to be. And who knows; maybe she'll find love along the way.
Review: This is one of my favorite Sarah Dessen books. I love it because it's less about romance (though that's flung realistically in there) and more about the development of relationships. It's also about the development of Colie, the main character. She's believable. She's got flaws, and she gets called out on them, and she tries to fix them. This book is written as if it really could happen, almost as if it already has.
Rating: 4 out of 5
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