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Former "America's Fattest Teen" Libby Strout has finally lost enough weight to go back to school, only to immediately find herself at odds with popular Jack Masselin, who has a secret of his own: he has prosopagnosia (face blindness). Themes of seeing and being seen resonate throughout the novel, with an alternating narrative that effectively captures both Jack's and Libby's unique perspectives.