Title: I Was a 98-Pound Duckling
Description: A witty story about a girl swamped by beauty advice and facing her first date. A thirteen-year-old suffering from several "beauty problems" improves her self-image after a brief summer romance.
Subjects: I Was a 98-Pound Duckling, Jean Van Leeuwen, Children, Kids, Children's, Young adult, Youth, Juvenile, Stories, Literature, Book, Chapter books, Fiction, Self-esteem, Outsider, Fitting-in, Buiding, Growing up, Relationships, Nostalgia, Camping, Body image in girls, Summer romance, Juvenile fiction, Family life
Time periods: 1980s