Description
You know all those movies where teenagers have, like, THE TIME OF THEIR LIVES? This vacation is probably not going to be that.
The last thing sixteen-year-old Maisie Martin thought sheβd be doing over vacation is entering a beauty pageant. Not when sheβs spent most of her life hiding her body from everyone. Not when her Dad is AWOL and her gorgeous older sister has returned to rock Maisieβs already shaky confidence. And especially not when her best friend starts flirting with the boy sheβs always loved. But Maisieβs got something to prove.
As she writes down all the ways this vacation is going from bad to worse in her school-assignment journal, what starts as a homework torture-device might just end up being an account of how Maisie didnβt let anything, or anyone, hold her back.
Jenna Guillameβs American debut features a plus-size protagonist with a compelling, funny, and authentic narrative voice. This relatable and charming novel about friendship, confidence, and self-love will draw readers in as Maisieβs realistic emotional journey unveils the importance of embracing oneβs body and celebrating oneβs self.