45 Pounds (More or Less)

Here are the numbers of Ann Galardi's life: She is 16.

And a size 17.

Her perfect mother is a size 6.

Her Aunt Jackie is getting married in 2 months, and wants Ann to be a bridesmaid.

So Ann makes up her mind: Time to lose 45 pounds (more or less). Welcome to the world of informercial diet plans, wedding dance lessons, endless run-ins with the cutest guy Ann's ever seen--and some surprises about her not-so-perfect mother. And there's one more thing--it's all about feeling comfortable in your own skin--no matter how you add it up K.A. Barson's sparkling debut is "deliciously relatable, with a lot of laughter on the side." -- Rita Williams-Garcia, New York Times best-selling author