βA savvy, smart, and funny book about embracing your body and taking control of your destiny.β
βKathleen Glasgow, author of the New York Times bestselling novel Girl in Pieces
βBold, unique, and completely originalβ¦A debut both spirited and inventive, much like its indomitable heroine.β
βLaurie Elizabeth Flynn, author of Firsts
From debut author Kelly DeVos comes an unforgettable story about fierce fashion, pursuing your dreams, and loving yourself at any size.
FAT
Cookie Vonnβs dreams include getting out of Phoenix and becoming the next great fashion designer. But in the world of fashion, being fat is a cardinal sin. It doesnβt help that sheβs constantly compared to her supermodel motherβand named after a dessert.
Cookie scores a trip to New York to pitch her design portfolio, but her plans are put on standby when sheβs declared too fat to fly. When she finally arrives, she finds sheβs been replaced by her ultrathin rival. Cookie vows to lose weight, get out of the friend zone with her crush, and put her dreams back on track.
SKINNY
Cookie expected sunshine and rainbows, but nothing about her new life is turning out like she planned. When the fashion designer of the moment offers her what sheβs always wantedβan opportunity to live and study in New Yorkβshe finds herself in a world full of people more interested in putting women down than dressing them up. Her designs make waves, but her real dream of creating great clothes for people of all sizes seems to grow more distant by the day.
Will she realize that sheβs always had the power to make her own dreams come true?
βA realistic portrayal of the frustrations of weight loss and size acceptanceβ¦sex, body positivity, and ambition. VERDICT A strong choice for most YA shelves.β
βSchool Library Journal
βPacked with smart zingers about what it feels like to be fat and have a body that people criticizeβ¦Also a fairytale romp through the New York City fashion world.β
βCarolyn Mackler, B&N Teen Blog