📖Recommend for Grades 9 and up📖
by Crystal Maldonado
Charlie Vega is a fat brown girl in a predominantly white suburban town. Everyone seems to have an opinion on how she should look, including her mom, who constantly leaves her weight loss shakes. It doesn’t help that her best friend Amelia is gorgeous, and people often overlook Charlie for her. When Charlie starts spending time with her classmate and co-worker Brian, things begin to look up. However, when Charlie learns that Brian asked Amelia out first, she can’t help but wonder what it means.
Charlie is a great role model because she tries to love her body and herself for who she is. However, she is still human and does have plenty of doubts as well. Brian is a swoon-worthy book boyfriend that readers may find themselves wishing to be real. While a romance, this is also a story of self-love, friendship, and mother-daughter relationships.
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