This was one of the ARCs I was lucky enough to get my hands on, and this month is the release, so now you can get your copy too. I highly recommend this book to anyone looking for something funny and with a new premise. I know! A new premise? Surely, I jest. But no, this is unexpected and very fun. The nice thing about this book is that the character is thirteen, and while I see it as a YA (and I believe it’s being marketed that way), it is easily a crossover to MG. An eleven year old will love it and so will a fifteen year old. It’s just got broad appeal.

It would be really, really easy for the author to make the mistake of preaching a message about nutrition in this book, and she touches on a very tricky subject matter, weight loss and healthy eating, but you really never feel like she’s telling you anything. All of the so-called “lessons” are simply discoveries that the character makes. While ALL books should be like this, the touchier the subject, the harder it is to pull off well, and Dionne does an excellent job by using reversals. But you’ll have to read it to find out what that last cryptic sentence of mine actually means.

Enjoy!