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On sale Aug 05, 2010 | 272 Pages | 9781101458907

In this heartwarming tale of self-acceptance, Beatrice Wilson finds herself navigating the ups and downs of the fashion industry where image is everything

“This frothy fashion fancy keeps the pages turning . . . fizzy and funny.”—Kirkus Reviews

“Bee is something of a brainiac Cinderella.”—School Library Journal

After a heart-wrenching breakup and the added pressure of gaining weight, Beatrice seemingly stumbles upon her ticket to stardom. As a plus-size model, she must face off against skinny rivals, fend off paparazzi, and confront jealous frenemies along her journey to superstardom. Add being torn between her first love and a sincere up-and-coming rapper she tutors in calculus to an already full plate . . . well, to say Bee is getting overwhelmed is an understatement.

Will Bee rise above jealous palls, evil rivals, deceiving boys, and that nagging feeling that maybe her new life is one big, plus-size mistake?
© Jason Clampet
Veronica Chambers is a prolific author, best known for her critically acclaimed memoir Mama's Girl. She coauthored the award-winning memoir Yes, Chef with chef Marcus Samuelsson, as well as Samuelsson's young-adult memoir Make It Messy, and has collaborated on four New York Times bestsellers, most recently 32 Yolks, which she cowrote with chef Eric Ripert. She has been a senior editor at the New York Times MagazineNewsweek, and Glamour. Born in Panama and raised in Brooklyn, she writes often about her Afro-Latina heritage. She speaks, reads, and writes Spanish, but she is truly fluent in Spanglish. She is currently a John S. Knight journalism fellow at Stanford University. Her upcoming novel is The Go-Between. View titles by Veronica Chambers

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In this heartwarming tale of self-acceptance, Beatrice Wilson finds herself navigating the ups and downs of the fashion industry where image is everything

“This frothy fashion fancy keeps the pages turning . . . fizzy and funny.”—Kirkus Reviews

“Bee is something of a brainiac Cinderella.”—School Library Journal

After a heart-wrenching breakup and the added pressure of gaining weight, Beatrice seemingly stumbles upon her ticket to stardom. As a plus-size model, she must face off against skinny rivals, fend off paparazzi, and confront jealous frenemies along her journey to superstardom. Add being torn between her first love and a sincere up-and-coming rapper she tutors in calculus to an already full plate . . . well, to say Bee is getting overwhelmed is an understatement.

Will Bee rise above jealous palls, evil rivals, deceiving boys, and that nagging feeling that maybe her new life is one big, plus-size mistake?

Author

© Jason Clampet
Veronica Chambers is a prolific author, best known for her critically acclaimed memoir Mama's Girl. She coauthored the award-winning memoir Yes, Chef with chef Marcus Samuelsson, as well as Samuelsson's young-adult memoir Make It Messy, and has collaborated on four New York Times bestsellers, most recently 32 Yolks, which she cowrote with chef Eric Ripert. She has been a senior editor at the New York Times MagazineNewsweek, and Glamour. Born in Panama and raised in Brooklyn, she writes often about her Afro-Latina heritage. She speaks, reads, and writes Spanish, but she is truly fluent in Spanglish. She is currently a John S. Knight journalism fellow at Stanford University. Her upcoming novel is The Go-Between. View titles by Veronica Chambers

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