Who wants to be a chubby teen queen?

Thirteen-year-old Celeste Harris is no skinny banana, but her comfy track pants and daily snack of chocolate cookies suit her just fine. Her under-the-radar lifestyle could have continued too, if her aunt hadn’t entered her in the HuskyPeach Modeling Challenge. To stay out of the spotlight, she’s forced to launch Operation Skinny Celeste—because, after all, a thin girl can’t be a fat model! What Celeste never imagined was that losing weight would help her gain a backbone . . . and that she's got plenty of off-stage reasons to shine.

Nominated as one of ALA’s Popular Paperbacks (2010)
A PEN/New England 2006 Susan P. Bloom Discovery Night award winner

“A tasty reading treat.” —Discovery Girl Magazine

“The wry, funny tone makes this book a pleasurable read, and teens of all body types will enjoy Celeste’s original voice.” —School Library Journal

“The wry first-person narrative provides convincing views of middle school friendships, family dynamics, and incremental personal growth… A light, well-paced first novel.” —Booklist

“A clever premise...readers will warm to Celeste as she becomes a competitor in the Miss HuskyPeach contest, to say nothing of life itself.” —Kirkus Reviews