It would be like someone telling me "Oh, you suffered from epilepsy/seizures for the first eight years of your life, that makes you a freak, so the only person who could ever love or understand you is someone who is just as socially ostracized as you are, and there's no one you can talk about it to, and it's going to keep you messing up in life and you're just going to be miserable until you find love in someone else, because apparently your self-love doesn't exist unless you're with that person .

I've experienced bullying over my weight when I was a kid and I've also heard/read stories from kids/teens/adults who've experienced the same in my field of expertise.So, having read the book, yes, there is a lot of 'fat-shaming' that's mentioned throughout the book. He goes through life putting on a front to try and keep his condition under wraps, but each and every day at school is a struggle when he can't be sure who is who.

What if you get to school and realize that things are different and kids are different, and no matter how much you try, you will never be able to catch up to them? He's the guy who can re-engineer and rebuild anything, but he can't understand what's going on with the inner workings of his brain.They can’t just forget the fact that whenever people look at them they’re being judged for their weight.

If a genie popped out of my bedside lamp, I would wish for these three things: my mom to be alive, nothing bad or sad to ever happen again, and to be a member of the Martin Van Buren High School Damsels, the best drill team in the tristate area. Now, Libby's ready: for high school, for new friends, for love, and for Every possibility life has to offer.

You know how far I’ve come and I know how far I’ve come, but everyone else just sees me for how large I am or where I was years ago, not who I am now.