It's hard to have a stunning best friend, like Charlie does. Amelia, the best friend, is gorgeous, but also generous and kind and truly thinks the world of Charlie. Too bad Charlie doesn't think well of herself. That's her struggle in this book--to love herself, despite her newly skinny mom being judgmental about Charlie's weight, as well as being deeply self-involved. Of course Charlie has to crush on a hot, popular guy, who only sees Amelia, when meanwhile, a stocky artist kid named Brian has feelings for Charlie. 

There's gets-loses-gets back in this story, but also a lot more, about friendship and appreciating oneself, which can be tough when you're a fat, brown girl with no dad growing up in Connecticut.