In "The 100-Pound Problem" by Jennifer Dussling, the story follows a young girl named Jessie who grapples with her struggles around body image and self-acceptance. As she navigates the challenges of adolescence, including friendship dynamics and the pressure to conform, Jessie embarks on a journey toward understanding what it means to love oneself, regardless of societal expectations. With the support of her friends and family, she learns that the true weight of her worth goes beyond numbers on a scale and that self-discovery is a vital part of growing up. [Generated by language model - please report any problems].

This book is part of a book series called Math Matters .

This book is aimed at children at US kindergarten-2nd grade.

This book has been graded for interest at 5-7 years.

There are 32 pages in this book. This book was published in 2000 by The Kane Press .

Jennifer Dussling is lucky enough to have been surrounded by great children's books her whole life. As a teenager, she started working at a children's-only independent bookstore in Pennsylvania, and after graduating from college, she made her way to New York City, where she took a job as an editorial assistant at a publishing company. Since then, she's written over fifty books for kids, both fiction and nonfiction, licensed and original, including Bugs, Bugs, Bugs; Pink Snow and Other Weird Weather; Giant Squid; Slinky Scaly Snakes; and One Little Flower Girl. Jen lives in Tampa, Florida, and when she's not writing or editing, you can find her in her garden, on a volleyball court, or curled up with a good book.