Dumplin' by Julie Murphy (pgs. 384)

This book is a "You Can't Put It Down" kind of book.  You want to know what is going to happen next all the time.  The author does a fantastic job of making sure that you really connect with the characters.  There is also really good word choice, so much so that you can feel the emotional roller coaster that Willowdean (the main character goes through).  This is for sure a book targeted at middle/high school girls, but it is done in a way different from so many other books.

I would be for sure interested in seeing this if it ever became a movie.  I have no idea who would play the different characters, but I think no matter who was cast, it would be a good film.