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Español
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Auggie Pullman, who was born with extreme facial abnormalities, goes from being home-schooled to entering fifth grade at a private middle school in Manhattan, which entails enduring the taunting and fear of his classmates.
"Su cara lo hace distinto y él solo quiere ser uno más. Camina siempre mirando al suelo, la cabeza gacha y el flequillo tratando en vano de esconder su rostro, pero, aun así, es objeto de miradas furtivas, susurros ahogados...
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Auggie Pullman, who was born with extreme facial abnormalities, goes from being home-schooled to entering fifth grade at a private middle school in Manhattan, which entails enduring the taunting and fear of his classmates.
"Su cara lo hace distinto y ©♭l solo quiere ser uno m©Łs. Camina siempre mirando al suelo, la cabeza gacha y el flequillo tratando en vano de esconder su rostro, pero, aun as©Ư, es objeto de miradas furtivas, susurros ahogados...
Author
Pub. Date
2010
Physical Desc
1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 16 cm
Language
English
Description
Kids are as different as night and day. And, guess what? They love it. Some adore the fact that their braces dazzle and gleam, others feel distinguished when they wear their glasses. Still others wouldn't trade their big feet for a lifetime of free video games. Includes a mylar mirror embedded in the last page to let kids take a look at themselves and decide what they like best about themselves.
Author
Publisher
Harlequin Teen
Pub. Date
[2018]
Physical Desc
376 pages ; 22 cm
Language
English
Description
High school senior Cookie Vonn's post graduation dreams include getting out of Phoenix, attending Parsons and becoming the next great fashion designer. But in the world of fashion, being fat is a cardinal sin. It doesn't help that she's constantly compared to her supermodel mother and named after a dessert. Thanks to her job at a fashion blog, Cookie scores a trip to New York to pitch her portfolio and appeal for a scholarship but her plans are put...
26) On the Spectrum
Author
Publisher
Second Story Press
Pub. Date
2021
Edition
Unabridged
Language
English
Description
Growing up in the shadow of her famous ballerina mother, Clara has never felt good about her body. Now, at sixteen, she has an unhealthy obsession with healthy eating. After a social media disaster, she decides to escape for the summer to Paris to stay with her estranged dad and her six-year-old brother, Alastair, who is on the autism spectrum. Charged with his care, Clara and Alastair set out to explore the city. The fabled city of light, and a handsome...
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English
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"Both timely and timeless, a powerful exploration of abuse in its many forms, as well as the strength it takes to rise up and speak your truth."—AMBER SMITH, New York Times bestselling author of The Way I Used to Be
From New York Times bestselling author Alyssa Sheinmel comes an unflinching exploration of the labels society puts on girls and women—and the strength it takes to rise above it all to claim your worth
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Publisher
Clarion Books, an imprint of Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Pub. Date
[2018]
Lexile measure
HL 610L
Physical Desc
317 pages ; 22 cm
Language
English
Description
Overweight and pretty, high school senior Aden gets caught up in an exciting new friendship that quickly turns into unreturned love--at least on Aden's side--even while it helps her get closer to her deceased mother's heritage.
29) Thirty Sunsets
Author
Publisher
Flux
Pub. Date
[2016]
Physical Desc
1 online resource (226 pages)
Language
English
Description
Forrest Shepherd is convinced she's right. About what's best for her brother and his horrible girlfriend, Olivia. About her mother's need for control. Most of all, she thinks she's right about Scott, the first cute guy to hit on her. But on the Shepherds' annual summer vacation, Forrest discovers that her safe world of family and friends is riddled with deception. Her brother, her mother, Olivia, Scott . . . she really doesn't know them at all, and...
Author
Publisher
Wander, an imprint of Tyndale House Publishers
Pub. Date
[2021]
Physical Desc
339 pages ; 22 cm
Language
English
Description
After moving to Northfield with her family in 1984, Elyse Nebbit faces the challenge of finding her place in a new school, one dominated by social status and Friday night football. When Elyse's effortlessly beautiful older sister Jayne starts dating Charlie Bingley, the captain of the school football team, Elyse finds herself curious about Charlie's popular and brooding best friend, Billy Fitz. Elyse's body insecurities eventually complicate her relationship...
Author
Publisher
Greystone Kids
Lexile measure
AD 350L
Language
English
Formats
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. Maki Saito makes readers laugh out loud with playful illustrations of the backsides of hippos, zebras, pandas, mandrills, and more. Her traditional Japanese art techniques add a sophisticated, beautiful feel. Charming and whimsical, this book encourages self-love and body positivity,...
Author
Publisher
[publisher not identified]
Pub. Date
2020.
Physical Desc
1 book club bag ; in bookbag
Language
English
Description
"Bea Schumacher is a leading fashion blogger, known for her warm, honest body-positive message. But after an unexpected heartbreak, Bea's confidence is shaken and she feels hopelessly alone. In the midst of her sadness (and some drunken internet rantings), she receives a surprising proposition: Would Bea like to be the first plus-size woman to star in the next season of reality dating competition sensation Main Squeeze? Against her better judgment,...
Author
Publisher
Dutton Books
Pub. Date
[2020]
Physical Desc
340 pages ; 22 cm
Language
English
Description
If Greer Walsh could only live inside her head, life would be easier. Shed be able to focus on excelling at math or negotiating peace talks between her best friend and . . . everyone else. She wouldnt spend any time worrying about being the only Kennedy High student whose breasts are bigger than her head. But you cant play volleyball inside your head. Or go to the pool. Or have confusingly date-like encounters with the charming new boy. You need an...
Author
Publisher
Alfred A. Knopf
Pub. Date
[2022]
Edition
First edition.
Lexile measure
HL 740L
Physical Desc
420 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm
Language
English
Description
Neither Malena nor Ruby expected to be leaders of their high school's dress code rebellion. Meanwhile, the girls have to face their own insecurities and biases, as well as the ups and downs of their newfound friendship.
When Malena Rosario goes to school bra-less after a bad sunburn, she is humiliated by the administration for the Florida high school into covering up. Ruby McAllister has a reputation as her school's outspoken feminist rebel, and...
36) Paperweight
Author
Publisher
HarperTeen, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers
Pub. Date
[2014].
Edition
First edition.
Lexile measure
HL 600L
Physical Desc
288 pages ; 22 cm
Language
English
Description
Seventeen-year-old Stevie is trapped. In her life. In her body. And now in an eating-disorder treatment center on the dusty outskirts of the New Mexico desert. Life in the center is regimented and intrusive, a nightmare come true. Nurses and therapists watch Stevie at mealtime, accompany her to the bathroom, and challenge her to eat the foods she's worked so hard to avoid. Her dad has signed her up for sixty days of treatment. But what no one knows...
37) Beautifully me
Author
Publisher
Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers
Pub. Date
2021.
Lexile measure
AD 530L
Physical Desc
1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 30 cm
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
Publisher
Bloomsbury
Pub. Date
2018.
Lexile measure
HL 740L
Physical Desc
282 pages ; 22 cm
Language
English
Description
Virginia Shreves thought her life was finally back on course. She's come to terms with who she is both inside and out, and has started to rebuild her relationship with her older brother Byron, whose date-rape charge completely shattered everything. Then sparks with boyfriend Froggy Welsh the Fourth fade, her best friend Shannon bombshells bad news, and then the police arrest Byron. Virginia meets Sebastian, an artist with his own baggage, and they...
39) Big boned
Author
Publisher
Wattpad Books
Pub. Date
2021.
Edition
First Wattpad Books edition.
Physical Desc
374 pages ; 22 cm
Language
English
Description
"Lori Palmer is the new girl at Bay Water High, where students prize glossy hair, 'beach' bodies, and thigh gaps above all else, which is so not her. She misses her old school, where her artistic talent was more important to her peers than a chia smoothie recipe ever was. Uncomfortable in her own size-sixteen skin, Lori decides to survive senior year as best she can by blending into the background while she melts in the summer heat. But her plans...
Author
Publisher
KCP Loft
Pub. Date
[2018]
Lexile measure
640L
Physical Desc
208 pages ; 24 cm
Language
English
Description
"Jesobel Jones is bold and brash, the daughter of a hand model and a washed-up rock star. Jess sees no need to apologize for her rambling house, her imperfect family, her lack of a boyfriend... or her weight. Jess is who she is. She has her cupcakes, and she eats them, too. No regrets. That is, until Own Clothes Day rolls around at school. Jess and her friends dedicate the requisite hours of planning to their outfits, their hair, and their makeup...