PRAISE FOR"45 POUNDS (MORE OR LESS)"
A Bank Street Best Book of the Year
A Magnolia Book Award Master List selection (MS)
"With both humor and depth, the story of Ann's resilience, determination, and strength will inspire readers on their own journey toward a sparkly new life."--Susane Colasanti, author of"Keep Holding On"
"You'll love this book so much that you'll wish you had a friend like Ann."--Cynthia Leitich Smith, "New York Times"bestselling author
"Deliciously relatable, with a lot of laughter on the side."--Rita Williams-Garcia, author of Newbery Honor Book "One Crazy Summer "
*"Barson offers up a powerful and poignant novel about hope and love in the midst of common and controversial issues about weight gain, weight loss, and the ability to persevere despite our flaws and predispositions to 'eating, ' or not eating, our emotions. It is a book readers will not want to wait to finish, and when it is done, they will pick it up again."--"VOYA, "starred review
* "Channels the voice of a real girl grappling with real issues."--"Shelf Awareness," starred review"
PRAISE FOR"CHARLOTTE CUTS IT OUT
" Readers will admire the hero s gumption, grit, and moments of genuine kindness. . . . The upbeat, smooth-talking dialogue moves the story along at a brisk pace. --"School Library Journal"
PRAISE FOR"45 POUNDS (MORE OR LESS)"
A Bank Street Best Book of the Year
A Magnolia Book Award Master List selection (MS)
"With both humor and depth, the story of Ann's resilience, determination, and strength will inspire readers on their own journey toward a sparkly new life."--Susane Colasanti, author of"Keep Holding On"
"You'll love this book so much that you'll wish you had a friend like Ann."--Cynthia Leitich Smith, "New York Times"bestselling author
"Deliciously relatable, with a lot of laughter on the side."--Rita Williams-Garcia, author of Newbery Honor Book "One Crazy Summer "
*"Barson offers up a powerful and poignant novel about hope and love in the midst of common and controversial issues about weight gain, weight loss, and the ability to persevere despite our flaws and predispositions to 'eating, ' or not eating, our emotions. It is a book readers will not want to wait to finish, and when it is done, they will pick it up again."--"VOYA, "starred review
* "Channels the voice of a real girl grappling with real issues."--"Shelf Awareness," starred review"
PRAISE FOR CHARLOTTE CUTS IT OUT
"Readers will admire the hero's gumption, grit, and moments of genuine kindness. . . . The upbeat, smooth-talking dialogue...moves the story along at a brisk pace." --
School Library Journal PRAISE FOR
45 POUNDS (MORE OR LESS) A Bank Street Best Book of the Year
A Magnolia Book Award Master List selection (MS)
"With both humor and depth, the story of Ann's resilience, determination, and strength will inspire readers on their own journey toward a sparkly new life."--Susane Colasanti, author of
Keep Holding On "You'll love this book so much that you'll wish you had a friend like Ann."--Cynthia Leitich Smith,
New York Times bestselling author
"Deliciously relatable, with a lot of laughter on the side."--Rita Williams-Garcia, author of Newbery Honor Book
One Crazy Summer * "Barson offers up a powerful and poignant novel about hope and love in the midst of common and controversial issues about weight gain, weight loss, and the ability to persevere despite our flaws and predispositions to 'eating, ' or not eating, our emotions. It is a book readers will not want to wait to finish, and when it is done, they will pick it up again."--
VOYA, starred review
* "Channels the voice of a real girl grappling with real issues."--
Shelf Awareness, starred review
K.A. Barson is also the athor of 45 Pounds (More or Less), and a graduate of the Vermont College MFA program in Writing. She and her husband live in Jackson, Michigan, surrounded by kids, grandkids, unruly dogs, and too many pairs of shoes. Visit her website at www.kabarson.com.