title: 45 Pounds (More or Less)
author: Barson, Kelly
description: Here are the numbers of Ann Galardi's life:
  
   She is 16.
   And a size 17.
   Her perfect mother is a size 6.
   Her Aunt Jackie is getting married in 2 months, and wants Ann to be a bridesmaid.
   So Ann makes up her mind: Time to lose 45 pounds (more or less).
  
   Welcome to the world of informercial diet plans, wedding dance lessons, endless run-ins with the cutest guy Ann's ever seen -- and some surprises about her not-so-perfect mother.
  
   And there's one more thing -- it's all about feeling comfortable in your own skin -- no matter how you add it up!
  
   K.A. Barson's sparkling debut is "deliciously relatable, with a lot of laughter on the side." -- Rita Williams-Garcia, New York Times best-selling author