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21) Beautifully me
Author
Publisher
Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
English
Description
"Zubi, a happy Bangladeshi girl, is excited about her first day of school, but at breakfast she is puzzled by her mother and older sister worrying about being "too big," and even at school she hears other people criticizing each other's bodies, and she starts to worry that maybe something is wrong with how she looks--until her declaration at dinner that she is on a diet makes her family realize what they have been doing wrong."--
Author
Series
EllRay Jakes ; 9
Language
English
Formats
Description
EllRay Jakes finally grows up (a little) by playing basketball in this ninth book in the series. There's a new game in town: basketball! Or in EllRay's case, "pre"--Basketball. Coach Havens has all the third graders dribbling, passing, and shooting, and he's quick to compliment EllRay's skills. No one else seems to notice them, however, and as 'the shortest kid in the class, ' EllRay is still chosen last for teams at recess. What's a short guy gotta...
Author
Pub. Date
2022.
Language
English
Formats
Description
"A funny, touching look at the life of a social media influencer who starts to question the #goals life she has created for herself. Every day, ⁹lie motivates her hundreds of thousands of followers to become the best versions of themselves by posting videos of exercise routines and high-protein breakfast recipes. Far from the shy teenager that she was, she is now in a very public relationship with singer Samuel Vanasse, and together they have become...
Author
Publisher
Levine Querido
Language
English
Formats
Description
"Life sucks when you're twelve. You're not a little kid, but you're also not an adult, and all the grown-ups in your life talk about your body the minute it starts getting a shape. And what sucks even more than being a Chinese-Filipino-American-Guatemalan who can't speak any ancestral language well? When almost every other girl in school has already gotten her period except for you and your two besties. Manuela 'Mani' Semilla wants two things: To...
25) Some bodies
Author
Publisher
Sleeping Bear Press
Pub. Date
[2022]
Language
English
Description
"In rhyming text, all the things that make our bodies special--from the texture of our hair to the color of our eyes--are celebrated."--
26) Fruit
Author
Publisher
MacAdam/Cage
Pub. Date
[2004]
Language
English
Description
Thirteen-year-old Peter Paddington is grossly overweight and the subject of ridicule, and the only escape from his miserable life with his dysfunctional family is fantasizing about a perfect world in which he's "normal" like everyone else.
27) Smaller sister
Author
Publisher
Roaring Brook Press
Pub. Date
2022
Language
English
Formats
Description
"Maggie Edkins Willis's Smaller Sister is a debut middle grade graphic novel about body image, confidence, and the everlasting bond of sisterhood. Lucy's always looked up to her big sister, Olivia, even though the two are polar opposites. But then, Lucy notices Olivia start to change. She doesn't want to play with Lucy anymore, she's unhappy with the way she looks, and she's refusing to eat her dinner. Finally, Lucy discovers that her sister is not...
Author
Language
English
Description
All bottoms are wonderful! Don't you agree? Each animal in this adorable book has a different reason for loving their behind--from cute and round to fashionable and striped! Talented illustrator Maki Saito makes kids laugh out loud with playful illustrations of the backsides of hippos, zebras, pandas, mandrills, and more of our favorite animals. Her traditional Japanese art techniques add a sophisticated, beautiful feel to a book about ... animal...
32) Reggie Red
Author
Publisher
Windmill Books
Pub. Date
2022.
Language
English
Description
"It's school photo day and Reggie Red just heard Evie tell a friend that she'd be dyeing her hair and wearing makeup to school! What do you do when you don't quite feel like you're as pretty as the girls at school or the photos online? Join Reggie as she learns the true meaning of beauty and how to embrace her whole, wonderful self"--Provided by publisher."--
33) Looks
Author
Publisher
Viking
Pub. Date
2008.
Language
English
Description
Two high school girls, one an anorexic poet and the other an obese loner, form an unlikely friendship.
34) Petra
Author
Series
Publisher
OQO Editorial
Pub. Date
2007.
Language
Español
Description
Petra the elephant longs to be slim and elegant, so she asks her animal friends how they keep thin, and when nothing works for her, she sets out with her best friend Enrico the parrot to find the answer.
37) Wonder
Author
Language
English
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Description
I won't describe what I look like. Whatever you're thinking, it's probably worse. August Pullman was born with a facial difference that, up until now, has prevented him from going to a mainstream school. Starting 5th grade at Beecher Prep, he wants nothing more than to be treated as an ordinary kid--but his new classmates can't get past Auggie's extraordinary face. Beginning from Auggie's point of view and expanding to include his classmates, his...
39) Stained
Author
Publisher
Harcourt, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Pub. Date
2013.
Language
English
Description
A teenaged girl bullied for her port-wine stain must summon her personal strength to survive abduction and horrific abuse at the hands of a deranged killer.
40) All of me
Author
Publisher
Feiwel and Friends
Pub. Date
2019.
Language
English
Description
"Thirteen-year-old Ari faces what it is to be a man while dealing with a cross-country move, his parents' separation, being bullied for his weight, and belatedly starting bar mitzvah preparations." --
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