#147;Thick. Heavy. Big-boned. Plump. Full-figured. Chunky. Womanly. ” To Emery Jackson, these phrases are just nice euphemisms for the big #147;F” word of #147;fat. ” But to her workout fiend dad, underwear model sister, and former Laker Girls mother, they are unacceptable states of being. Emery’s cash-strapped family’s solution? Signing up for a reality TV show in which Emery will have to lose fifty pounds in fifty days in order to win a million dollars. As the pounds start to drop and the ratings skyrocket, Emery feels the weight of success. And she must figure out how to turn the truths she uncovers#151;about beauty, love, fame, and family#151;into the keys to more than just fortune.