I’m not sure what this was even about. Worth a second look but honestly it doesn’t ring a bell with me now.

This is a graphic novel you are going to want in your libraries! It is a story of sisterhood as well as body image, anorexia, and disordered eating. It is done so tactfully and within a story that any reader will connect with.

This is a great book to look at friendships between sisters and how that relationship ebbs and flows. This was hard to read at times as it deals with eating disorders. But a good read for middle graders.

Thanks NetGalley for this ARC!

What starts out as a classic big sister little sister dynamic sort of story, hints, slowly, then finally comes out and says that this is a story about eating disorders, and self-esteem. The author said she based this a bit on her own life, though it isn’t a memoir. First the older sister develops anorexia nerviosa, and once she has recovered from that, gradually, her younger sister starts to worry about how she looks, and starts trying to do the same thing her sister did.

A hard to read, at times, story of a bright spunky girl who keeps trying to please those around her, until she finally realizes she doesn’t have to. (Although the author said it wasn’t quite as easy as all that for her, and there was back sliding.)

Good story for those middle grade students who worry about trying to be popular, and not themselves to have friends, when really all you need is one good friend.

Oh, and it is good to join a theatre camp, or join theatre at school, so you can get your fun in.

<em>Thanks to Netgalley for making this book available for an honest review. </em>

Thank you to the Roaring Brook Press and NetGalley for the advanced electronic copy of this wonderful book. This great middle-grade novel addresses eating disorder, confidence, body image, friendship, and sisterhood bond. It is very relevant and timely and should be used in upper elementary (grades 4-5) and middle school to have discussions with students about healthy body image and how to recognize signs of eating disorders.