Intended Audience: This title would work great with students, whose ages range from 11 through 13 years old. It is a book about friendship, acceptance and being healthy. I would read this book to middle school students who are having a difficult time being accepted by their peers. Teens at this age worry so much about their looks and fitting into the right clique.
Lesson: The teacher could draw a silhouette outline of a person and gather the students in a group. The silhouette would have a pretend name and then be introduced to students. Teacher and students can discuss how someone new might feel in a new school. Then have students make negative or mean comments to the new member. The teacher will then tear off a piece of the silhouette every time someone says a mean comment and then hands it over to the person who made the comment. The teacher together with the students who said something mean will try and tape the silhouette back together. In the end the students will realize that even though the silhouette was put back together it will not look the same. A discussion about how hurtful words can be and that the scars don't completely heal in the end would work great with this lesson and book.
Annotation: April has saved her babysitting money to attend Wellness Canyon, an exclusive weight loss spa. Another character Wil is being forced to attend camp by her rich famous parents in order for her to lose weight. The two girls end up as roommates and insult each other, become friends, kiss the same boy and lose weight. Together they plan their revenge against Colin. In the end they fight and make-up. This is a book about learning to accept yourself-no matter your size.
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