About This Book
Reach for this book when your daughter starts expressing dissatisfaction with her appearance or comparing her body to images in the media. Between eighth and ninth grade, Alice and her friends embark on a summer of self-improvement that quickly reveals the thin line between health and obsession. It addresses the physical and emotional vulnerabilities of early puberty with a focus on body image, eating habits, and the pressure to look like a woman before one is ready. The story is deeply rooted in the transition to high school, providing a safe space to discuss the difference between true self-care and the harmful pursuit of an impossible ideal. It is a realistic, compassionate, and often funny look at the growing pains of mid-adolescence.
