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Wil is a fat girl whose wealthy parents own a chain of fitness centers. April is a fat girl who has saved money to go to Wellness Canyon Camp, where an unwilling Wil is being sent by her parents. Upbeat April and sarcastic, unhappy Wil meet as roommates, two girls with very different goals. April wants to change her life and find the popularity she has always craved. Wil is going to gain weight to stick it to her parents. As the summer progresses, both girls change in ways neither could have expected. There are a few problems here, mostly the result of sloppiness. The girls go after the same guy, and when he humiliates them both, they decide to get even. Instead of coming up with something clever, Paley relies on the old laxative-in-the-drink gambit. Some mild expletives come late in the story, and there's no real explanation of how April could have saved $7,000 for camp. However, the characters are sharply drawn, and the often-amusing story does a good job of showing how everyday concerns are often overshadowed by the issue of weight. Cooper, Ilene
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April and Wil couldn't be more different, but both of them are spendingthe summer at Wellness Canyon -- otherwise known as a weight-loss camp.
April knows that if she could just drop a little weight, she would bepopular like she's always wanted. She's saved up for months to affordWellness Canyon, which is more like a posh spa than a sleepaway camp.While April can't wait to jump into all the activities, Wil can't waitto get out of there. Her parents own a chain of high-profile fitnesscenters, and she's pretty sure her mom and dad sent her to WellnessCanyon to slim down before any embarrassing stories about their obesedaughter hit the gossip pages. To get revenge on her parents, Wildecides she's going to gain weight at Wellness Canyon.
It's bad enough that they have to share a room, but things really getugly when April and Wil both fall for Colin, the sarcastic camp hottie.Are April and Wil destined to be frenemies all summer, or can theyovercome their sizeable differences? Filled with everything great aboutsummer camp (and none of the calories), this is a funny, emotional novelabout learning to accept yourself -- no matter what your size.
