Ellie thinks she looks awful. Horrible. FAT. Her best friends are both drop-dead gorgeous and Ellies sick of being the ugly duckling.

So she goes on a diet. And she even starts to exercise, much to her friends and her gym teachers amazement.

Ellies hungry all the time, she works out every spare second, and shes turned into a grouchy meanie.

But if her friends dont want to deal with the new and improved Ellie, thats their problem.

Its better to be thin than happy. Isnt it?From the Paperback edition.