Miki Starr

The Skinny Girls Guide: to Channeling the Fat Girl Inside Miki Starr

Publisher Marketing: Ali McKenna is tired of being petite and living in the shadows cast by her taller, thicker, and more interesting sisters, Millie the Exotic and D'asia the Genius. Both, by virtue of their existence, serve to make Ali's life more trouble than it's worth. Now that Ali is graduating from the 8th grade, she is excited for the opportunity to make a name for herself in high school. All she needs to accomplish this is an invite to her nemesis Demitry Haggardy's end of summer kickback and a little uninterrupted time with heartthrob Gage Campbell, and she's certain the rest will fall in place. But Ali couldn't have been more wrong! An ill-timed parent-teacher conference leading to D'asia's promotion to Advanced Placement courses at Wilma Rudolph High is only the beginning of her troubles. Suddenly younger sister,"Dull D'asia," who made Ali's life as the only petite member of their robust family slightly bearable, has started her period, had a growth spurt, and begun developing at a seemingly accelerated rate. Now the freshman year that Ali dreamed about is quickly fading into non-existence. She must find a way to stand apart from her siblings and keep Demitry Haggardy off her back while getting Gage Campbell to finally take notice. Desperate, she devises a plan to gain weight - and in all the right places. Unfortunately for Ali, her body has a little trouble determining what those places are!