International Award Novel - Bitter Chocolate

Author: (German) Preisler/Li Zirong
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Publish Date: 2005-03-01
Features: At fifteen, Ai Fang feels inferior and lonely due to her obesity. She vents all her frustrations by indulging in chocolate, using it as an outlet for her sadness. Sweet chocolate becomes a bitter release for her. Until one day, she meets the boy Mitch. Ai Fang tastes love for the first time and becomes lost in happiness and confidence. Mitch has to leave the love of his life, Ai Fang, due to family reasons, but Ai Fang does not become despondent over the separation. Because of love, she realizes that it is not her excess weight that separates her from the world. She learns not only how to accept herself but also the art of communication with others.