Every girl has self-image and weight problems. Models Don't Eat Chocolate Cookies by Erin Dionne is the story of a high school student who learns that everyone is beautiful and unique in their own way. Models Don't Eat Chocolate Cookies is a great book to read because of its teenage settings, relatable characters, and truthful plot. This book takes place in several locations in a modern suburb. The story begins in a shopping mall where Celeste's aunt discovers the Miss Husky Peach pageant. There is also a competition track that is in a working factory with moving conveyor belts above. Many important activities in the story also take place at home and at school. The settings are all well explained in the book. Most readers should be able to relate to the characters in this book. The main character is a thirteen year old girl named Celeste Harris. She's an overweight college student who thinks nothing could be worse than popular villain Lively Carson stealing her best friend, Sandra. That was until her aunt Doreen secretly entered Celeste into a competition for plus-size girls. Anyway, Aunt Doreen is a typical average aunt who always takes care of people's business and has two daughters. While Kristen is the youngest and looks like a Barbie doll, Kathleen is the oldest getting married. Now, Sandra has been Celeste's best friend since third grade. Until Lively Carson, Celeste's worst enemy who always makes fun of her, changes that. Finally, Violet Page is a famous plus-size model who hosts the Miss Husky Peach pageant. She is also married to Theo Christmas who has been Celeste's celebrity crush since she saw him in concert. Readers can learn a lesson from each of these characters. Celeste is an average American juni...... middle of paper .... of themselves; in particular, women have significantly lowered their self-esteem because they feel that they are missing something and that they do not belong in a particular area. This is exactly what Céleste felt before her competition experience. Even if you lose a friend, there are still others to help and encourage you. At first, Celeste didn't want to participate in the competition, but this event encouraged her to do so. became healthy and she learned to take care of herself and love herself. Thanks to this, she can look at herself in a different, beautiful way. Every human needs to accept who they are and strive to be the best. Cookies is a great book to read because girls can relate to the characters, suburban settings, and precise plot, as well as learn to accept themselves..