45 POUNDS (MORE OR LESS) BY KELLY BARSON, KALMAN A. BARSON

Paperback, 272 Pages, Published 2014

ISBN 9780142422656
0142422657 | 0-14-242265-7 | 978-0142422656 | 978-0-14-242265-6

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