It’s not that middle grade authors tackle such deep topics but I think this story will really resonate with young readers and show them that they are not alone.

An important book for tweens and teens! Barbara Dee has a knack for tackling tough topics in MG with grace and even some humor. This book includes authentic middle school voices, and while Ava’s eating disorder is an issue, it’s not the ONLY issue

The seventh grade class of Tally is going on a field trip to Washington D.C. . In her class, Tally is kind of a misfit, but she is looking forward though to spend the trip with her best friends Sonnet and Caleb, who will be her roommates, right?
But unfortunately, the kids are not in the position to choose their own roommates, as they learn later. Their teachers have assigned them roommates, and the worst thing has happened; they paired her with popular clonegirl Ava. Her worst enemie. Who always has some mean comments on the ready about Tally's ''body type'' and her clothes, who are not what is in Ava's well read fashion magazines.

The trip starts different then Tally expected, as her best friend Caleb, who doesn't seem like the kid who can stand up for himself, is always bullied, suddenly doesn't seem to need her protection anymore and is making friends with Marco, who always seemed to be his bully. Her other best friend, Sonnet, all of a sudden is into the popular clonegirls group. Huh? What is happening here?? Not surprising at all is Ava's behavior as a roommate. Mean as ever. But then Tally starts to notice something: at trips with her class, Ava throws away most of her food, or only circles her food around on her plate, and is spending hours and hours in the gym. When Tally confronts her, Ava starts to blackmail her; if she rats her out to her mom, she will spread an ugly picture of Tally online. Tally's school trip to Washington D.C. turns tables with her best friends, learns Tally a lot about herself and her flaws, and how she can help someone out who seems to be her enemy.

This book is just brilliant. Everything in it was real and I recognized a lot of it from my own school days . Tally was just so realistic and at her age I also had to deal with some fashion magazine clonegirls like her. What also was just outstandingly good was that nothing in this book went as Tally expected. I love how Barbara Dee always has a serious topic in her books. In Star Crossed this was middle grade school girl falling in love with a girl, in Halfway Normal the main character girl just survived cancer, and in this book an eating disorder makes it's entrance. And as always, she does this in a perfect way . I really loved how Tally just was genuinely worried about Ava, who obviously doesn't seem to deserve this , the way she was just genuinely mean sometimes. But later on, Tally learns why Ava acted the way she did and there was some more under Ava's perfectly polished surface.

This a book that every middle grade reader and older should read and should be ,just as all of Barbara Dee's books in every school library. Definately recommended!!

A very relevant middle grade read dealing with body image & eating disorders.
I never had an eating disorder but I have dealt with positive & negativr body image. It is such a tough subject, especially in the middle grade years.
This is a book that should be included in every library.

Barbara Dee has a way with characters. She has written depth and discovery into each character in Everything I Know About You. Friendships change and struggles emerge in middle school. Life isn't always easy when you have a hundred things coming at you at once. But learning about yourself and those around you can never be bad. Dee has done an amazing job of bringing to light the serious topics of adoption, eating disorders and anxiety in a very normal setting. Everything I Know About You would be a wonderful read for any middle school child "in the midst" of the change and struggle of being in between.

I had the opportunity to read a digital ARC of this middle grade novel from NetGalley in exchange for a review. This is a drama-filled, engaging read that will certainly be popular among middle school kids. Fresh and timely, this realistic fiction book takes readers on a middle school field trip to Washington, D.C.
Seventh-grade Tilley and her friends, Sonnet and Spider, pile onto the bus along with a group of popular girls whom Tilley has dubbed “CloneGirls” and some boys that had bullied Spider the previous year. Making this trip even more stressful, they are going to have to share hotel rooms with these very groups of kids with whom they don’t get along. During the class’ stay at the hotel, Tilley has been assigned to room with Ava, her arch enemy. But as the days go by, Tilley begins to realize that Ava’s life is far from perfect and she has seriously unhealthy eating habits. Tilley becomes very worried about Ava’s emaciated-looking physique and wants to tell someone about it. But Ava takes a picture of Tilley in an embarrassing situation and threatens to send it out to everyone in the class. Middle grade readers will be glued to the book to find out what Tilley will do about this and all of the other friendship drama unfolding around her.
The characters in this book are very realistic voices of kids in this age group. As kids grow up and start going in different directions from the friends they’ve had through the years, it can be very stressful. This book captures that in a way that tweens will recognize and appreciate. The author leaves readers with some great lessons about how we become “good roomies” even at the risk of losing a budding friendship, how sometimes the way we label people limits the ways we can build relationships and better understandings of those around us, and how important it is for us to learn to appreciate ourselves and our bodies. I would definitely recommend this book for middle school kids, grades 5 and up.

Interest Level: 5-8
Have you ever had one of those friends who was always like a mother hen and always took care of everyone and everything? Are you one of those friends? That is Tally Martin. She is always taking care of her best friends Caleb (aka Spider) and her new friend Sonnet. When she finds out about the seventh grade class trip to Washington, DC she is so excited.. that is until she finds out that the teacher over the trip is trying to promote seventh grade unity and is making them room with their enemies. Tally is mortified that she is going to have to room with "clonegirl" Ava Sealy. They have been mortal enemies for so long, how can she be expected to spend three whole days with her? Tally, Ava, Sonnet, Caleb and everyone else on the trip soon finds out that there is more to their classmates than they every imaged. Tally soon finds out that everyone is fighting a secret battle. This book is filled with friendships, fightings, break-ups, make-ups, and even a possible crush comes to light. However, the biggest challenge Tally faces is when she finds out that her roommate may possibly have an eating disorder but she is being blackmailed into not telling anyone, especially Ava's mom. What will Tally do? Will she still have her best friends at the end of this trip, or has her tight reigns finally broken? Will she do the right thing and get her enemy help despite risking an incredibly embarrassing picture coming out? Read this amazing middle school book to see how this plays out.

Everything I Know About You is a wonderful story with important underlying themes of body image and acceptance. Both are very important messages for teens.

Great YA book about friendship, body image, and self acceptance. Definitely a great read for teen girls that I will be recommending!

This has sensitive subject material and can easily be a trigger for some readers.

I really did appreciate this story and the powerful messages Dee brings for teen readers. Tally is an interesting character and her situation is one that many can relate to.

This is the second book I have recently read by Barbara Dee, and I am a fan! She gives the readers great insight into the characters in this story. I felt like we got to know them even better throughout the book, as some of them discovered new things about themselves. This is an important book for middle grade readers.