SWEETIES by Cathy Cassidy is based on THE CHOCOLATE BOX GIRLS novels. Sweeties is a graphic novel about a teenage girl named Summer. Summer is in love with ballet and is really focused on winning the auditions for her dream ballet school. Summer is suffering from anorexic and possibly killing herself by starving herself and thinking she’s fat. She is focusing on her curve but is not realizing it herself because she’s focusing too much on the auditions and boys and just teenage life. She finally realizes what she needs to do with the help of several people including a boy named Alfie and finally gives up self judgment and starvation. I highly recommend reading this for teenagers who are having the same issue or for teens who need a story that will change their way of thinking.

Review by Rakaya