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Dear Opl

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Opl can dish out advice like a pro, but when it comes to helping herself, she's eating her words

There are three things Opl never expected to do during the eighth grade.

  • Start a vendetta against celebrity chef Alfie Adam, the "Nude Food Dude"
  • Take yoga classes with her grandpa
  • Become a famous blogger
  • But after a year of shrinking down her personality to compensate for the fact that her body's getting bigger, Opl thinks it's about time to start speaking up again. What she doesn't expect is that everyone actually starts to listen...

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      • Kirkus

        June 1, 2015
        In the two years since her father's death from cancer, Opal's life has gone awry. Grief and her family's altered dynamics have contributed to Opal's struggles with food and weight. She is increasingly at odds with her mother, who is overwhelmed and distracted. When her mother encourages Opal to start a blog as a way to document her food intake, Opal decides to use it to express her thoughts instead. Soon, Opal's sharp, humorous observations as "Opl" garner interest as people respond to her commentary. Sackier captures Opal's emotional turmoil as she grieves for her father and resists her mother's campaign to persuade her to diet. When a savage blog entry directed at a popular chef earns Opal criticism from her best friend, remorse-along with an alarming health diagnosis from Opal's doctor-compels Opal to reconsider the chef's healthful-food philosophy. Sackier conveys a message about healthy habits without lecturing. Opal's adventures in cooking and yoga-with occasionally comical results-alter her perspective, and her changing attitudes reflect her personal and emotional transformation. As Opal endeavors to better understand who she is, she gains a greater awareness of others' life circumstances as well. When a chance encounter leads to Opal's acquaintance with Rudy, a regular visitor to the local soup kitchen, Opal devises a kindhearted plan to help him. By the story's conclusion, readers will be happy they traveled with Opal on her journey to self-acceptance. (Fiction. 10-14)

        COPYRIGHT(2015) Kirkus Reviews, ALL RIGHTS RESERVED.

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    • English

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    • ATOS Level:5
    • Lexile® Measure:760
    • Interest Level:4-8(MG)
    • Text Difficulty:3-4

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