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    Atrapa la luna

    By Sarah Dessen

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    Mientras su madre, la reina del aeróbic Kiki Sparks, pasa el verano de gira por Europa, a Colie, de quince años, le toca quedarse con su tía Mira en un aburrido pueblecito de Carolina del Norte. Está convencida de que va a ser el peor verano de su vida, pero pronto se da cuenta de lo equivocada que está. Por un lado, su tía es excéntrica pero encantadora euros por otro, gracias al destino o la casualidad, Colie consigue un trabajo de camarera donde hará los primeros amigos de su vid: Morgan, Isabel y Norman. Entre los tres conseguirán que al final del verano Colie se quiera y se vea así misma de otra manera.
    LanguageEspañol
    PublisherMaeva Ediciones
    Release dateFeb 27, 2013
    ISBN9788415532651
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    Sarah Dessen

    Sarah Dessen is the #1 New York Times bestselling author of over a dozen novels for teens, including Once and for All, Saint Anything, This Lullaby, The Truth About Forever, Just Listen, and Along for the Ride. Her books have been published in over thirty countries and have sold millions of copies worldwide. That Summer and Someone Like You were made into the movie How to Deal. She is the recipient of the Margaret A. Edwards Award from the American Library Association for outstanding contribution to young adult literature. A North Carolina native, Sarah currently lives in Chapel Hill with her family. Visit Sarah at www.sarahdessen.com.

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    • 5/5
      I think this is more like 4.5 stars but I'll give it 5. I really enjoyed this one and found it nicer to read than the other books I've read by Dessen. The characters are all fun and quirky and I enjoyed slowly discovering who they really were. The story was well paced and there was never a dull moment. It was a fun, relaxing read and meaningful at the same time.

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    • 3/5
      I didn't enjoy this book as much as others by Sarah Dessen. The plot was slow and I found Colie's attitude annoying.
    • 5/5
      At first I was a little put off by the book. But since I love Sarah Dessen, I knew that if I stuck with it that it would get better. When me first meet Colie, we are going through a flashback type thing. She is remembering when both her and her mother were fat, and traveling across the country. When the story really gets going you find out that Colie and her mom are both now skinny, and her mom has turned into this fitness/weightloss guru. Colie is being shipped off to her Aunt Mira's in Colby, North Carolina.
      Colie is only 15, so she can't really be left at home for the summer while her mother goes on tour for her fitness program. So Colie gets on a train and travels from Charlotte to Colby, where she is picked up by Norman, her Aunt's boarder. Norman and Aunt Mira turn out to be a little wierd, well wierd to most people. Mira's house is strewn with items that only half work, and Mira herself seems a little off the norm. Mira is overweight and in her world it doesn't bother her. Colie knows that while she is there for the summer that she really can't just sit around, so when she ends up at the Last Chance Bar and Grill, she meets Morgan and Isabel; two best friends that have been together since at least high school.
      Colie soon lands a job at Last Chance, and becomes somewhat friendly with Morgan and Isabel. Morgan is the sweet one while Isabel is a little rougher and at times can seem just downright mean.
      While working at Last Chance, Colie watches the way that Morgan and Isabel interact and while she never had a friend like either of them before, she learns that they would do just about anything for each other.
      Isabel kinda takes a liking to Colie about half way through the book, when she happens to overhear some nasty things that a girl from Colie's hometown has to say about her. Isabel then helps Colie recognize her self-esteem through the rest of the book.
      Keeping the Moon is a great coming of age/self-esteem book for young girls. And by the end of the book I was almost in tears with the transformation of Colie.
    • 5/5
      Colie has never fit in. She has always struggled throughout her life to make friends and be confident about herself mostly because of her weight. Her mom was right there beside her, being overweight herself. During those "Fat Years," Colie used her weight as a shield against other people.When her mom looses the weight and becomes Kiki Sparks, a world class fitness trainer, Colie's whole life changes. Her mom is no longer always there right beside her. Instead she is spreading her message about weight loss and her own personal struggle. During the summer, Colie's mom embarks on a world tour to promote her new revolutionizing workout series leaving Colie behind with her eccentric Aunt Mira in Colby. She meets Isabel and Morgan who teach her to be brave, be bold, and always believe in yourself.I thoroughly enjoyed this book, as I have enjoyed all of Dessan's books so far. The plot is engaging and the characters are very relatable. The relationship between Isabel and Morgan is funny to read about because they are practically sisters which makes the book that much more interesting to read. I could predict from the very beginning that Colie was not going to like visiting Colby, but by the end, I knew that she would miss leaving it.I thought that it was a little slow in the beginning, just because it mainly focused on Colie's arrival to her Aunt's house. It quickly got better though, and from there on I loved the book!Colie struggled a lot with her appearance and self confidence in this novel. Isabel and Morgan were two extremely important characters who helped Colie through it all. They played a huge role in the outcome of the book and how Colie turned out in the end. Colie started out admiring Isabel and Morgan, but as she progressed into a new person, she had some of those qualities for herself. Self confidence, strength, and perseverance don't always come easily, and Colie had to find that out the hard way.
    • 5/5
      Colie, a formerly-overweight girl who still feels like everyone is judging her, spends the summer with her aunt in a small beach town and unexpectedly lands a job at the Last Chance restaurant. She becomes friends with Isabel and Morgan, who teach her how to *be* a friend, and Norman, a sweet and funny artist who Colie finds herself drawn to. During her time with them, she uncovers the true self that's been hidden under years of shame and phantom flesh. "Keeping the Moon" is one of my favorite Dessen novels; even though it's short, the characters are so vibrant and fully developed that you can easily transport yourself into their lives. Definitely a must-read for any young woman struggling with self-esteem issues.
    • 3/5
      At first I didn't like this book because it's really not my style I only brought it because Barnes and Noble didn't Crescendo by Becca Fitzpatrick and I wasn't leaving until I find a book that interest me,BUT I'm glad that I brought this book it's something different and I really underestimated this as a "slow-read" but I'm surprised I finished it in two days. I like how this book makes me feel like I'm there withthe characters(I guess that's how the Author writes I don't know) I think that this is a true "Summer Book" and everyone should at least read it once. Norman is so sweet character,Isabel is a good friend but comes off "bitchy" because she tells the truth,Nicole(Colie)is just a girl that's trying to find herself,and her Aunt Mira is a free spirited person. GOOD BOOK
    • 4/5
      Colie must spend the summer with her Aunt, MIra. The time she spends there ends up changing her life forever. Norman, Isabel,and Morgan, three people she meets there, show her the true person she is. They also, teach her alot about life and the people around her. This book was very cute; it was a very nice quick read.
    • 4/5
      Colie has never fit in. First, it was because she was fat and she and her mom lived a pretty nomadic lifestyle. Later, when her mom became an aerobics guru and Colie lost the weight, a rumour leads to an unfair reputation. So when she's sent off to spend her summer with her eccentric aunt in North Carolina she doesn't have high expectations. But after falling into a job at the Last Chance, a local restaurant, she meets best friends, Isabel and Morgan who help her find the person she actually is.Dessen excels at the coming of age during summer vacation story. Colie has serious self-esteem issues that only a fifteen year old can, augmented by her experiences of always being the new and fat kid and then the later rumours that come from the cruelness of other teenage girls. However, despite these issues, she never comes across as whiny, rather scarred and just desperately trying to survive. In reading the novel, while the plot holds no surprises, you are pulled through by watching Colie's growth as a person. The book shows its age a bit with references to Walkman and the Columbia House CD subscription, but the narrative itself is ageless. My only problem was that the boy Colie develops a crush on is eighteen years old, and the gap between them felt big enough to be a bit creepy to me. Three years in your twenties is nothing, but three years in your teens is huge. Otherwise, I thoroughly enjoyed the novel and following Colie as she found herself.
    • 3/5
      Colie used to be fat. She isn't anymore, but she is still very insecure about herself, and lets herself be bullied by others. After being sent to live with her aunt in a vacation town over summer vacation, she learns to accept herself and form bonds with others.
    • 3/5
      This was the first Sarah Dessen book that I liked. It's very thought provoking and the characters are very relatable and real. The message is good, and I like seeing the character gain more self-esteem throughout the story. It's a good entertaining read.
    • 3/5
      I like Sarah Dessen's writing; she always makes events and characters realistic. I think this book made good points about self-esteem and finding yourself. It had a good message about knowing the truth about yourself no matter what others may think. I gave it a low rating because it wasn't that interesting to me and I feel like a lot more could have been explained or amplified.
    • 5/5
      Colie still sees herself as the fat, friendless, girl who is always relocating and constantly being teased. But, now, her mother is off motivating others to lose the weight her and Colie lost and Colie is forced to stay with her aunt in Colby, a small town in North Carolina. She finds herself faced with an assortment of brave, and slightly odd, people. With the help of her co-workers at her new waitressing job Colie learns to see the beauty in herself and to let go of the past.I love this book. It's a great summer read. It's quick and has great characters and the scenes and situations grab you. Colie struggles with her image of herself, but it's not irritating. Sometimes characters will have too much self pity, but Colie is more subtle. Sarah Dessen can write about serious situations and show how the characters aren't constantly thinking about it, and that the small things shape our lives, too. Everything is odd. The characters are the oddest. They had strange habits and said strange things and were surrounded by strange objects, and they were kind of random, too. They were the kind of people you'll stare at in wonder. When Norman was first descriped I thought "Really? He's going to be the main guy?", but now I am very fond of Norman. He's so odd, but not as odd as Mira. I have a fondness for her, too. It helps that she makes cards like I do! I knew Isabel would be an interesting character, and she was. Her and Morgan were exactly what Colie needed. They all were. I loved watching Colie grow and I like the person she became.When I read a book by Sarah Dessen I'll sometimes get to a point where I wonder where a character dissapeared to and on the next page the character is there! She knows exactly when they're needed. Her books are balanced with what is needed to keep the reader happy and with plausible substance. The word "perfect" comes to my mind when I read her books.
    • 4/5
      This was a good story bout a girl who is coming to terms of who she is with the help of her aunt, and new friends and even a date. Going from the new fat girl to really seeing her self this is a great book. Colie is sent to her aunts for the summer while her mother is off in Europe. She gets there and things are in disarray or so she thinks .. she meets Norman , Isabel and Morgan develops friendships ( the first in her life) and sees who she really is
    • 4/5
      I heard from other people that this wasn't as good as other Sarah Desen books, so I wasn't expecting much, but I actually ended up really liking this book. It was a very easy read and I liked the story. It was about a girl named Colie who doesn't really fit in and has to go life with her aunt Mira in North Carolina, and various the friendships and relationships that she makes there. I really liked all of the characters' personalities in the book.
    • 5/5
      Colie is a fat girl stuck in a skinny girl's body. She lost the weight, she did everything she was supposed to do to shed the years of shame and insignificance but inside she still feels 2 feet tall and 200 lbs. Colie grew up with her free-spirited mom who never really had a hang on life, bills, her diet until one day Colie's mom discovers a gym where she can work out and starts to dramatically lose weight. Inspiring others, Colie's mom becomes an international superstar and weight loss celebrity and starts to travel the world teaching her art. Colie has lost the weight but now in her high school, her new nick name is SLUT. The mean girls at school like to torment Colie as much as they can and Colie is as insecure as a girl can be. Since her mom is traveling the world, performing her weight loss techniques on TV, Colie is thrust into a beach town with her aunt that she barely knows. Her aunt is extremely free-spirited, doesn't own a car, is over-weight and doesn't seem to mind it, and doesn't notice when people make fun of her for it. Colie doesn't know what to think of it but in a chance encounter at a local restaurant she is given a summer job as a waitress and starts to make friends and see that she can be accepted, she can beautiful and be herself. This is a coming of age story about a young girl who discovers that she is not what the mean girls call her, she is a cool person who can let loose, be herself and make friends. She is not defined but other people's definitions of her. I thoroughly enjoyed this book. Her aunt was a breath of fresh air and the friends Colie makes along the way were just what she needed.
    • 4/5
      This book was mainly about self-esteem issues, not caring so much about what other people think and learning to stand up for yourself. Anyone who has ever felt embarrassed about themselves, thought they were weird, or were not part of the popular crowd could relate to it in some way. It's also about not judging others, especially since you have to evaluate yourself and realize your own flaws before you you start criticizing someone else for theirs. It wasn't Sarah Dessen's best novel, but I enjoyed it immensely. I feel like we could have gotten to know Norman a little better and I also feel that the ending could have been better, but overall a very satisfying Sarah Dessen novel.
    • 5/5
      Colie is sent away to spend the summer with her overweight, and very different Aunt Mira. During this summer, Colie faces the issues that she has with her self-esteem and the objects that she uses to hide behind. With the help of her Aunt Mira and a few special friends, Colie looks deep inside and finds her butterfly.Sarah Dessen never disappoints me.
    • 4/5
      Pages: 228Release Date: May 11th, 2004 (First published September 1st, 1999)Date Read: 2011, August 30th-31stReceived: OwnRating: 4/5 starsRecommended to: 16+Summary -Welcome to the life of Colie Sparks - once a fattie, daughter of a world-famous workout instructor, and bored for the summer. She has to stay with her (eccentric) aunt, an aunt who doesn't exactly fit into her small town of Colby, NC. But what Colie finds in Colby is more than she expected, and it may change her life forever.My thoughts -This is a book about belonging. It's about Cats and Normans, grilled chicken salads, sympathy cards, and sunglasses. It's about friendships and laughter and growing up. It was full of real life, great happenings in a small town, and rising above.It was surprising to me to discover just how inspiring it was. It had me laughing out loud the entire time, except the times when I was boiling over with anger at the mean girls or holding back tears at the sweet parts. But mostly, I was laughing. It had me from the first page. I began to love it all, including the writing (which was really good), and especially the dialogue. This is all especially surprising to me since I thought I'd never read a Dessen book (or a contemporary fiction). But after reading a few rave reviews from my dear friend Laura @ A Work of Fiction, and found this copy for $1.00, I knew it was about time. What a great way to start!Character notes -Every person in this book, from page 1 to page 228, is defined. Perfectly imperfect. I was so pleased by this! Colie, with all her baggage she's holding onto; Norman, with all his funny, hippie ways; Mira, the eccentric relative. Morgan and Isabel, besties who love each other unconditionally despite their hilarious and sometimes hard differences. Bea Williamson, the town gossip, the ruler of all social standings (in her small, pathetic world). There was even Cat Norman (as opposed to Norman Norman), who is by far the most fascinating and hilarious cat I've ever come across.These characters had me laughing out loud and gaining strange glances fro my family. They made my heart pound, my blood boil, and my eyes grow wide. There was no end to the realness of them all. I related to both Colie (I've never been a skinny girl, and I know what it's like to be "new") and Morgan (my drama is ridiculous sometimes). They all inspired me, though. Even Isabel with her bad attitude and Morgan with her constant quitting. Because who's perfect? Not me, that's for sure, and not these characters. And that's what makes them so incredibly epic.Story notes -I wrapped myself in this story as I would in a bright beach towel after a day in the water. It took me about four hours, and by the end I was warm, dry, and basking in sunshine.It really is a great story. It had the conflict in the beginning, things are hard, Colie doesn't understand, she's hurting, she wants to belong. Then things lighten up; laughs are shared, lessons are learned. But darkness threatens to swallow up the happiness. I loved even those dark scenes, when everything looks grim and depressed. But they help each other, encourage, serve and love, and together the break through the shadow and into the moonlight. Sometimes it takes listening to Gloria Gaynor and dancing like a freak, or sitting for a painter for hours and hours. Sometimes, it just takes a simple word of encouragement. But no matter how it happens - the darkness is brushed aside, life is reborn, and the story goes on. There is no "the end". No, this is only the beginning.Summing it up -Encouraging. A lovely read, no matter who you are or where you are, with characters that inspire and a story that rocks and a depth I was not expecting. Put it on your list; you will enjoy it!For the parents -Brief strong language (GD, B, and a handful of minor cuss words). A few extremely nondescript kisses. Some references to what highschoolers do to others when they hate them. One girl is called some rude nicknames (Hole in One, Slut, etc.). one stupid man is said to have cheated on his fiancee, married the girl he cheated on, got her pregnant, and was still dating his fiancee! :/ Recommended 16+
    • 3/5
      I really liked this book. It was origanal. I loved all the characters, my favorite was Isabel. I felt like I was accually there in the story. I loved how descripve it was. It accually gave me a new way of thinking. It was so desctripve on how she felt about her wieght. It described very well about her feelings and how she knows that people talk about her wieght it made me not want to gossip or say anything that may be hurtful. Also, it taught me to be original.
    • 3/5
      I know this was one of her earlier books, and as her earlier books go, it is one of the ones I like more, but the writing style is in need of improvement. Along the way, one can easily trace Dessen's writing style from this to her more recent works and see how much it's changed for the better, but for the sake of this review, the writing style of Keeping the Moon is pretty juvenile (ex: the first sentence of the work is "My name is Nicole Sparks.") I feel like a lot of really great characters were created in this work, but they don't go anywhere, don't do anything. Nothing much happens, and it's really a story stuck in transition. We get to see the very beginnings of Sarah Dessen's words of wisdom that we are so familiar with by now. The other really great thing about the characters is their names. I mean, main love interest's name is NORMAN, and that is not a name you see very often--so much personality! Overall, Keeping the Moon is a good start, but needs more. It's emptier than Dessen's other books. Nicole is overdramatic, but so boring! I think it may have been a more interesting book had it been set in Morgan or Isabel's point of view even, rather than Nicole's. Good start, but could have been better.Rating: 3/5
    • 4/5
      There is something intensely readable about Sarah Dessen. This is the third book I've read by her in just over a week, and I still find myself hungry for more. Since her books deal around the concepts of relationships and identity and are aimed at teen girls, her female protagonists are all a little uncomfortable, uncertain in their skin. This makes them extremely easy to identify with and also to empathise with. Any young girl who is feeling a little fat, a little clumsy, a little unlikeable, could learn a bit from her books, and this one in particular. The banter between Isabelle and Morgan is hilarious - they scrap like siblings, but are really best friends, and as older role-models, work well for Nicole, especially the somewhat forthright Isabel (warning: some bad language). And the stuff with Norman (Norman Norman, not Cat Norman) was sweet. I also loved the stuff with her somewhat eccentric Aunt. It is good to see a character that is far from perfect, and subjected to the occasional mockery from others, but is able to look beyond that and be comfortable with themselves.

      A quick and easy read with some heart-warming moments that I pretty much devoured in one sitting. I can understand why Dessen keeps winning teen awards. I wish I'd had books like this when I was an uncomfortable, confused teen. Then maybe I wouldn't have felt so alone.
    • 3/5
      Enjoyable.
    • 4/5
      I confess that I struggled to finish Keeping the Moon by Sarah Dessen. It took me a very long time to get into the book. It didn't help that I read it at night and only a chapter at a time. That doesn't reflect on my thoughts at the end of the book though. The story is about Colie. She's fifteen years old and spent her childhood as the fat girl. She'd recently lost weight with her fitness/nutrition guru mother but never got over the trauma of being teased. Colie's mother heads to Europe on a promotional tour and sends Colie to live with her eccentric aunt. While at her aunt's house, Colie makes friends for the first time in her life. She is taught how to feel beautiful and gains confidence. She even learns that being different is not always a bad thing. By the end of the book, Colie has evolved and I can imagine that she goes home stronger and more confident than ever before. This is a great story for girls with body image issues. It may focus a bit too much on being thin, but I think it leans toward being healthy.
    • 3/5
      Not her best, Along for the Ride is sort of a better done rehash.
    • 5/5
      READ the print edition when originally published - love Sarah Dessen 's books.Never underestimate the power of friendship.When Colie goes to spend the summer at the beach, she doesn’t expect much.But Colie didn’t count on meeting Morgan and Isabel.Through them, she learns what true friendship is all about, and finally starts to realize her potential.And that just might open the door to her first chance at love. . . .“A down-to-earth Cinderella story…
    • 5/5
      wasn't sure how much I was going to enjoy this book but once I started it I couldn't put it down!
      as someone who struggled with my self confidence a lot in high school as well as my weight this book really hit home a lot of truths for me.
      I think anyone who has self confidence issues or just want a feel good read should pick this book up!
      5 out of 5 stars for me!
    • 4/5
      With her mom away on business in Europe (she’s a diet/fitness guru), self-esteem challenged Colie is sent to stay with her eccentric and ostracized aunt for the summer, where Colie discovers the warm glow of friendship and the joys of a boy who isn’t her “type,” while she attempts to navigate the difficult path of bullies and how to become more comfortable in her own skin. I liked that while the book addresses that physical changes like weight loss, make-up, a new hair color, etc., can help you feel superficially better about yourself (which is no small thing), at the same time, the book acknowledges that self-worth, the wounds and the healing of those wounds run deeper than appearance. I also thought it was realistic to show that there isn’t some one size fits all means of dealing with/conquering the hold bullies have on you, for every person like Isabel who needs to verbally fight back to feel empowered, there’s someone like Aunt Mira, who feels more empowered by turning the other cheek and reveling in her otherness rather than waste energy defending it. I liked that neither stance is presented as stronger or weaker, just what feels right for that individual. Speaking of Aunt Mira, both she and Colie’s mom have had such interesting life journeys that I found myself wanting to get to know them better, wanting a few more scenes of each with Colie, and really wishing I’d seen their sisterhood and its undoubted complexities in action, but I am an adult reader so that’s probably in part why I was drawn to them where understandably the actual teen audience for this book might not have been, plus obviously it makes sense for a YA novel that’s kind of on the shorter side to keep the focus mostly on the YA characters. There’s a little bit of romance in this one though the book doesn’t spend a ton of time on it which I found smart since Colie had some work to do on herself and if she’d spent the whole book mooning over a boy I’m not sure that work would have been convincingly accomplished. Colie and her guy shared a sweet chemistry by the end and I enjoyed that he’s a bit different from the stereotypical high school quarterback or bad boy who are so often the go-to love interest in contemporary stories (not that I dislike those, it’s just refreshing to switch things up every now and then). The friendships in this one were also presented slightly differently. Rather than bond with girls her own age, Colie is taken under the wings of her two co-workers at a diner. Isabel and Morgan, waitresses in their early twenties were both fully fleshed out characters, I felt like I had such a solid understanding of who they are and why they do and say the things they do, the rocky moments and the loving moments between them felt authentic, and that, along with the way they welcome Colie into their fold, provided much of the heart in Keeping The Moon.
    • 3/5
      A summer story - Colie goes to live with her eccentric aunt for the summer - giving her a chance to escape her bullied school persona and experience true friendship.This was a little dated, it was hard to imagine somone having a professional baseball playing fiancée and not using the internet to track the team's schedule. But the people themselves were wonderfully real, and the atmosphere was that of a perfect summer film.
    • 4/5
      I love YA fiction: it is quick to read, it is entertaining, it is just fun. I have been disappointed lately with the quality of YA books I have been reading. The Luxe (see my review) left me upset and concerned about its content. Luckily, Keeping the Moon had everything that a great YA book should have.Colie is a “born-again” fat girl-skinner now, but not more confident. Her time with her aunt and her new friends teaches her to embrace who she is and who the people around her are. Sarah Dessen hits her reader over the head with the lessons, but at least they are good lessons for young girls to embrace. For example, Aunt Mira takes in lots of junk and tries to fix it because “we are all worth something“. Colie’s self-esteem is further developed when Isabella gives Colie some makeup lessons. She tells Colie that if she doesn’t believe in herself, no one else will. The trick to confidence, it turns out, is think highly of yourself. Suddenly the rest of world thinks highly of you too. Eventually, Colie stops examining things as only skin-deep. Instead, she goes deeper, and that is where Keeping the Moon gets its greatness.I liked the plot of Keeping the Moon despite its predictability. It is the type of YA novel I hope my daughter reads when she gets older. Maybe more girls will pick up Sarah Dessen and put down the Twilight.
    • 5/5
      Summary: Going from being overweight to being known as “Hole in One” won’t do much for your self-confidence, which Colie Sparks is already lacking. Colie may be skinny and rich now, but she can’t help but fondly look back on the days when her mother and her used to drive around the country in their old station wagon, living on Big Gulps and bags of chips. Now her mother has no time for her as Kiki Sparts, the aerobics queen, and Colie has to spend the whole summer with her quirky Aunt Mira in the middle of nowhere.Use and appropriateness in a HS classroom: Keeping the Moon is another great read for teenagers that would be great addition to a teacher’s classroom library. The book discusses self-confidence and has a great message that happiness stems from loving and accepting yourself for who you are. It has the typical confrontation with a bully that can be expected in this kind of book but because it doesn’t feel contrived, it’s a great read for teens. The best in-class use for this book would be during DEAR time, or possibly if a teacher were doing a short segment on encouraging independent reading.