Big is Beautiful

Big is Beautiful by Kelly Martin

The seven worst words ever spoken came out of Brittany Gregory's mom's mouth at breakfast, "I signed you up for math tutoring." Sure, she probably needs it (probably nothing, she'll fail without it), but the thought of having to stay in that school longer than she had to every day makes her sick. It's not the school's fault... just the few jerks inside.

Brittany's tutor is none other than Matt Taylor, senior quarterback-- all around hottie. At first, she's shy around him because, hello, Matt Taylor! But as he shows more and more unexpected kindness toward her, Brittany softens around him.

Unfortunately for Brittany, Matt's former girlfriend, the beautifully wicked Kendra Moses, has tormented Britt since eighth grade about her weight. In an unusual moment of brains, Kendra realizes Brittany's initials spell B.I.G.-- a hilarious (to the cheerleader) irony since Brittany isn't the smallest girl at school.

With the Red Ball (Valentine's Dance) approaching, Brittany has to decide if her growing feelings for Matt are real, or if he's secretly been playing a part in Kendra's game all along.

I enjoyed this book. I enjoyed the message that it sends. No matter what size you are someone will and does love you. When you're a teenager though it doesn't feel like anyone loves you. Your parents do but they have to right? When you are overweight everything that goes on in high school seems like its amplified. No one is brave enough to date the fat chick. Even if she is pretty. Chunky girls can be friends but not girl friends, or at least thats what I've experienced.

Brittney is beautiful. She's just stuck in high school hell, with that one girl that thinks the world is there to entertain her and her target has become Brittney. So when the jock guy becomes her tutor and he actually flirts with her and says things that gets her heart racing she has a hard time believing it because who would like a girl that looks like her, especially the football star/tutor??

In the end this book was a great work of fiction. I say that because it doesn't happen in the real world, well I suppose it could but I've never seen it.. I mean people as adults still will look down on people that are overweight.