There's Something About Sweetie

by Sandhya Menon

  Also, a big thank-you to the bookish community at large, including my lovely, steadfast readers who tweet at me about all my corny jokes and pop culture references and send me the most uplifting, flattering, and motivational emails ever! Thank you to librarians and teachers who reach out to say they’re purchasing my books for the libraries and classrooms, who care so much about the youth they teach and encourage every day. You are truly an inspiration to me.

  A big thank-you smooch to my loving family (even though I know you all laugh behind your hands when I trail off, midsentence, into a daydream about my characters). Without you, this would all be meaningless.

  Last, but most important, I want to say to all my fat readers who’ve been told “fat” is a dirty, shameful word: They’re wrong. You’re enough. You always have been