Miri feels like her body has been kidnapped over the past two years. At 12 she was thin, flat chested and happy in her own skin. Then puberty hit along with Covid 19, and then long Covid on top of that.

Now she has breasts that she would rather hide, and is larger everywhere than she’d like to be. Another disaster comes calling.

She is to be a bridesmaid for two of her siblings. Miri prefers leggings and sloppy hoodies and tees, not brightly coloured fitting dresses and heels! She also likes to stay in the background and out of view completely if possible.

To make things worse, her best friend has made friends with Miri’s school bully, vowing she’s a really nice person. With no way out Miri is forced to grin and bear the expectations of dress styles and fittings, weight loss boot camp and trying to please everyone involved. Will she survive the attention and self imposed shame?

A fun read for reluctant and dyslexic teens, with body image, self confidence and multi-layered-blended-family-dynamics as key themes.

A friendship triangle increases the tension amongst wedding chaos and indecision.

Great read.

Author – Keren David

Age – 13+

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(2022, Barrington Stoke, Blended Family, Family, Friendship, Bullies, Growing up, Humour, Reluctant Reader, Dyslexia, Dyslexic, Sisters, Step sisters, Body shaming, Body image)