
She’s mostly at peace with her body, and if only we were all that confident in ourselves. She’s always looking for the good in the bad. You can dismiss Millie as all sunshine and roses, but she does have a thoughtful side and has her insecurities, though she tends to process them better than most. Millie isn’t thrilled with Callie’s actions, but she senses the girl needs a true friend, and, well…Millie Michalchuk hasn’t met a lost cause she couldn’t fix. To Callie’s surprise, the gym is actually owned by Millie’s uncle, and she’s even more surprised when she learns Millie is her new coworker. Instead of pressing charges, the gym owners make her work off her debt by helping out at the gym. In retribution, the girls get destructive and vandalize the gum, but in her supreme misfortune Callie is the only one who gets caught.

When the Shamrocks lose their sponsorship from a rinky-dink local gym, they are also losing their chance at Nationals. She’s decided that instead of going to the fat camp her mom went to and has sent her to for most of her life, she’s getting into a prestigious journalism camp! And in order to maintain her friendships with their little band of pageant rebels, Millie is instituting weekly slumber parties for her, Amanda, Willowdean, Hannah, and Ellen.Ĭallie has often felt like her fellow dancers in the Shamrocks are her friends, but her particular group could’ve coined the phrase “frenemies”. Millie is still riding the wave of camaraderie and happiness she felt after competing in and winning the Clover City beauty pageant. I love that the covers tie together and both are eye-catching in their simplicity. Millie is wearing a dress she actually wears in the novel, and Callie is all suited up in her Shamrocks uniform. While not as dramatic as Willowdean’s cover, this is nonetheless super cute. Talky Talk: As Refreshing As A Cold Lemonade On A Hot Summer’s Dayīonus Factors: Friendship, Diversity, Crafting, Mother-Daughter Relationships
