Comfortable in Your Own Skin
Ellie has plenty of people picking on her because she's not skinny, but the worst is her mom, who's constantly putting her down. She does have some people in her corner though, which helps her to believe she doesn't have to be tiny to be loved. Verse can be a powerful way of telling a story and probably makes this easier to read at a middle grade novel, but doesn't quite have the impact of a really powerful verse story.