How I Got Skinny, Famous, and Fell Madly in Love by Ken Baker
Everyone has their own coping mechanism, mine is to keep myself so busy I can’t think about it. Making lists upon lists of things that I want to complete. It is this sense of accomplishment, watching projects getting crossed off my lists, this propels me forward. Inside Emery’s house, everyone copes with life’s ups and down differently as her mom cleans, her dad works out, Angel puts on makeup, and Emery eats. Tipping the scale at obese, Emery eating has gotten out of control. Her parents try to influence Emery into a healthier lifestyle but Emery seems content with the way she is and her boyfriend Ben says he loves her the way she is. What would it take for 16 year-old Emery to lose the weight? How about a reality show where Emery is the main star and the family is offered a million dollars to document her weight loss story? Emery decides this might be the time to change her life. With only fifty days to lose fifty pounds, Emery must begin exercising and eating foods which have never passed her lips before. With her sarcastic humor and frank voice, I found Emery amusing and entertaining as she dealt with some serious issues. I appreciated how she jumped right in and struggled with her weight issue, voicing her frustration and she didn’t pass the blame or deny the problem. She was real and she tells it straight from the heart. Food may seem like the only issue out on the table but there are other problems that correlate once she starts to address her weight. I love the title and I am reminded, just how skinny is skinny?
