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Does this Book Make Me Look Fat?
Eight powerful short stories and six moving personal essays sound off on body image, self-esteem, diets, eating disorders, fashion magazines, and more, written by some of the most popular teen writers today, including Carolyn Mackler, Daniel Pinkwater, Megan McCafferty, Eireann Corrigan, and others.
215 p. 2008
Teen Nonfiction Book
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Anderson, Laurie Halse
Wintergirls
Eighteen-year-old Lia comes to terms with her best friend's death from anorexia as she struggles with the same disorder.
278 p. 2009
Teen Fiction Book
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Bennett, Cherie
Life in the Fat Lane
Sixteen-year-old Lara, winner of beauty pageants and Homecoming Queen, is distressed and bewildered when she starts gaining weight and becomes a fat girl.
260 p. 1998
Teen Fiction Book
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Biederman, Lynn
Teenage Waistland : a Novel
In their separate voices, three morbidly obese New York City teens relate their experiences participating in a clinical trial testing lap-band surgery for teenagers, which involves a year of weekly meetings and learning to live healthier lives.
317 p. 2010
Teen Fiction Book
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Brande, Robin
Fat Cat
Overweight teenager Catherine embarks on a high school science project in which she must emulate the ways of hominims, the earliest ancestors of human beings, by eating an all-natural diet and foregoing technology.
330 p. 2009
Teen Fiction Book
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Chambers, Veronica
Plus
After being dumped by her boyfriend and gaining twenty-five pounds during her freshman year at Columbia University, Bee Wilson becomes a world-famous supermodel when a prestigious modeling agency hires her for its plus-size division.
271 p. 2009
Teen Fiction Book
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Cooner, Donna D.
Skinny
After undergoing gastric-bypass surgery, a self-loathing, obese teenaged girl loses weight and makes the brave decision to start participating in high school life, including pursuing her dream of becoming a singer and finding love.
260 p. 2012
Teen Fiction Book
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Dessen, Sarah
Just Listen
Isolated from friends who believe the worst because she has not been truthful with them, sixteen-year-old Annabel finds an ally in classmate Owen, whose honesty and passion for music help her to face and share what really happened at the end-of-the-year party that changed her life.
371 p. 2006
Teen Fiction Book
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Edwards, Jo
Go Figure
Ever since she was identified as a fat girl at cheerleading camp in fifth grade, Ryan's been on a mission to shed more than a few pounds. Lately she's also on the hunt for a new relationship. Now that her ex-boyfriend is a rock star - currently posing on the cover of Rolling Stone - Ryan seriously needs to move on.
271 p. 2007
Teen Fiction Book
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Forde, Catherine
Fat Boy Swim
Teased and abused for being grossly overweight, Jimmy, a fourteen-year-old Scottish teenager who dreams mysterious dreams and secretly aspires to become a chef, decides to turn his self-loathing life around by learning how to swim.
231 p. 2004
Teen Fiction Book
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Gay, Kathlyn
Body Image and Appearance : The Ultimate Teen Guide
The author discusses concerns related to height and weight, the varying ideals throughout history and in different cultures, and addresses aspects such as bodybuilding and surgery, confronting discrimination, and topics like dwarfism, disabilities, disfigurement, and acceptable public appearance.
151 p. 2009
Teen Nonfiction Book
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George, Madeleine
Looks
Two high school girls, one an anorexic poet and the other an obese loner, form an unlikely friendship.
240 p. 2008
Teen Fiction Book
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Going, K. L.
Fat Kid Rules the World
Seventeen-year-old Troy, depressed, suicidal, and weighing nearly 300 pounds, gets a new perspective on life when a homeless teenager who is a genius on guitar wants Troy to be the drummer in his rock band.
187 p. 2003
Teen Fiction Book
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Hogan, Mary
Pretty Face
When an overweight high school student from Santa Monica spends the summer in Italy, she learns to relish life and understand the true meaning of beauty.
213 p. 2008
Teen Fiction Book
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Holder, Amy
The Lipstick Laws
When Britney, the most popular girl at Penford High School, invites April Bowers to her lunch table April is thrilled with her sudden change in status, but soon finds that Britney's friendship comes at a steep price.
237 p. 2011
Teen Fiction Book
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Hyde, Catherine Ryan
Diary of a Witness
Ernie, an overweight high school student and long-time target of bullies, relies on his best friend Will to watch his back until Will, overwhelmed by problems at home and guilt over his brother's death, seeks a final solution.
201 p. 2009
Teen Fiction Book
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Karim, Sheba
Skunk Girl
Nina Khan is not just the only Asian or Muslim student in her small-town high school in upstate New York, she is also faces the legacy of her Supernerd older sister, body hair, and the pain of having a crush when her parents forbid her to date.
231 p. 2009
Teen Fiction Book
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Kaslik, Ibi
Skinny
After the death of their father, two sisters struggle with various issues, including their family history, personal relationships, and an extreme eating disorder.
244 p. 2006
Teen Fiction Book
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Kessler, Jackie Morse
Hunger
Seventeen-year-old Lisabeth has anorexia, and even turning into Famine--one of the Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse--cannot keep her from feeling fat and worthless.
177 p. 2010
Teen Fiction Book
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Lang, Diane
The Fatboy Chronicles : Inspired By a True Story
Overweight and bullied by his classmates, teenaged Jimmy Winterpock relates in his English class journal the life-changing events of his freshman year in high school.
216 p. 2010
Teen Fiction Book
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