Full of Myself
a Graphic Memoir About Body Image
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PPL Teen: Fighting Back Against Body Policing
A collection of books to inspire all of us in our need to be loved, supported, and respected in our own unique bodies.
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- Marlene loves three things: art, her cool tía Ruby and hanging out with her best friend, Camila. But according to her mother, Paola, the only things she needs to focus on are school and growing up. That means straightening her hair every weekend so…
- They tell me to "fix" my hair. And by fix, they mean straighten, they mean whiten; but how do you fix this shipwrecked history of hair? In her most famous spoken-word poem, author of the Pura Belpré-winning novel-in-verse The Poet X Elizabeth…
- A timely story of two teenagers who discover the power of friendship, feminism, and standing up for what you believe in, no matter where you come from. A collaboration between two gifted authors writing from alternating perspectives, this compelling…
- Twenty one-year-old Max Monroe has it all- beauty, friends, and a glittering life filled with adventure. With tons of followers on Instagram, her picture-perfect existence seems eminently enviable. Except it's all fake.
- Addie is a talented dancer, a true-blue friend, and a fat, fierce, and driven young woman. When she's accepted into the prestigious dance company of her dreams, she thinks nothing can bring her down--until she realizes she doesn't have enough money…
- At only eight months old, identical twin sisters Ariel and Zan were diagnosed with Crouzon syndrome, a rare condition where the bones in the head fuse prematurely. They were the first twins known to survive the disease. They endured numerous…
Every Body Shines
Sixteen Stories About Living Fabulously Fat
Sixteen stories celebrating fat teens with bodies of many shapes and from many communities, cultures, races, genders, and orientations in contemporary settings as well as fictional worlds.- Annie is a smart, antisocial lesbian starting her senior year of high school who's under pressure to join the cheerleader squad to make friends and round out her college applications. Her former friend BeeBee is a people-pleaser--a trans girl who…
- A satirical blend of horror, body positivity, and humor, Kelly deVos's witty, biting novel proves that everyone deserves to feel validated, and taking down the evil enterprise determined to dehumanize you is a good place to start.
- Seventeen-year-old Mandy, who dyes her hair black and hates almost everyone, is not like her mother, the tall, sparkly alien superhero Starfire, so when someone from Starfire's past arrives, Mandy must make a choice about who she is and if she…
- In this winsome, body-affirmative YA novel set in New England, a self-described fat Puerto Rican American teen wrestles with insecurity and familial pressure to lose weight as she journeys toward love and self-acceptance.
- Creating a drag-show audition tape that culminates in an unkind nomination for prom queen, an overweight and openly gay teen partners with a girl who has been nominated for prom king to embrace their true selves.
- Sixteen-year-old Korean American Skye Shin competes on a reality television show, hoping to become the first plus-sized K-pop star, while falling for her competitor Henry Cho, who happens to be a world-famous celebrity.
- When Felipe, who is very insecure about his weight, is forced to spend winter break with his long-term crush, Caio, he must face his unresolved issues head-on.
- An eighth grader starts a podcast to protest the unfair dress code enforcement at her middle school and sparks a rebellion.
- When Ada leaves home for her freshman year at a Historically Black College, she discovers she needs to brush off the destiny others have chosen for her and claim full ownership of her body and her future.
- Greer Walsh wants to rediscover her sense of self, but since the summer before ninth grade her body decided to change all the rules. She's entirely uncomfortable in her body, and avoids physical contact - until she finds an unexpected community on…
- Despite increasingly liberal world views, Black hair continues to be erased, appropriated, and stigmatized to the point of taboo. Through her personal and historical journey, Dabiri gleans insights into the way racism is coded in society's…
- A full-color graphic-novel memoir celebrating the imperfections of the author’s female body shares compassionate insights into how to reject body-shaming messages while embracing the body’s uniqueness, needs, desires and power.
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