Beauty Comes in All Sizes

The Pretty One by Cherly Klam is a well written book about a girl named Megan that goes through a hard time; struggling with weight issues and bullying by the popular girls. Then one day her sister and her sisters’ friends were making fun of her in her dress. That hurt Megan's feelings and she ended up getting hit by a car. After getting hit by a car, she had to undergo surgery that reconstructed her whole face. Megan also lost a lot of weight that made her as skinny as her sister for the first time. When she returned to school, everyone wanted to be her friend because of her looks. She struggled with the power of beauty, which she never had to  before in her life.  Megan and her sister Lucy go head to head for a role in the play and for the “hotties” heart, Drew. Megan loses herself throughout this whole book. She still sees herself as the fat girl she use to be. By the end of the book, Megan realizesshe loves who she is, no matter if everyone else hates her for it.

I would give The Pretty One five stars out of five stars.It is an amazing book for teen girls. The book teaches teen girls to love their bodies. Megan says in the end, “I know who I am. And I’m not an actress. I’m Megan Fletcher. I’m a techie.” This book also teaches girls how to survive in high school with mean girls and just to love who you are.  It gives girls confidence to love their self and not change themselves for a guy. This book taught me a  lot about girl empowerment. The main lesson I learned is  I don’t have to be skinny or pretty to fit in society's preferences.  All girls are perfect the way they are  made. You should never let that stop you from being who you truly are.