Perfect You

by Elizabeth Scott

Summary: Kate's dad quits his job to pursue his dream of owning his own business. Unfortunately, he does this by renting a kiosk at the mall and trying to sell vitamins, and his sales tactics often involve ploys that are very, very embarrassing to Kate. He asks her to work for him, so she ends up spending a lot of time at the mall, the same place Will works, a guy she tries really hard not to like. When he actually shows interest in her, she can hardly believe it. It seems like he doesn't want to go out with her, just kiss her by the dumpsters every day. Her best friend from the year before isn't helping matters. She's suddenly popular and won't talk to Kate anymore. As her dad's career choices start to wear on her mother and brother, Kate has to deal with how she feels about her boyfriend, her family, and her ex-best friend, and start to accept those who really love her for who they are.

My thoughts: This story took me back to middle school. Girls, if you're looking for a portrayal of life as you know it, this is it. It made me sad, though, how hard Kate was on herself. At many points I wanted to reach through the pages and yell at her to just be nice to herself! (Recommended to me by McKenna Brown!)