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Author
Lexile measure
850L
Language
English
Formats
Description
The daily class discussions about the nature of man, the existence of God, abortion, organized religion, suicide and other contemporary issues serve as a backdrop for a high-school senior's attempt to answer a friend's dramatic cry for help.
Author
Lexile measure
HL 770L
Language
English
Description
"A boy with face blindness and a girl who struggles with weight fall in love"--
Everyone thinks they know Libby Strout, the girl once dubbed “Americas Fattest Teen.” But no one's taken the time to look past her weight to get to know who she really is. Following her mom's death, she's been picking up the pieces in the privacy of her home, dealing with her heartbroken father and her own grief. Now, Libby's ready: for high school, for new friends,...
Author
Lexile measure
840L
Language
English
Formats
Description
"Sixteen-year-old Chelsea has always been overweight, and now in high school she is being unmercifully teased by other students, and even her mother gives her no support, despite her beautiful singing voice--but in film class she is assigned work on a film with Melody and for the first time she finds someone other than her father who does not criticize her, and finally finds the confidence to try out for the school choir." --
5) Biggie
Author
Lexile measure
HL 770L
Language
English
Description
Henry "Biggie" Abbott has hidden behind his weight for years, and although he is the son and stepson of two of Finch, Minnesota's most famous athletes, he prefers academic success until the girl of his dreams suggests he join the baseball team, and, with his stepbrother's help, he discovers he is a great pitcher.
6) Butter
Author
Pub. Date
2012
Edition
1st U.S. ed.
Lexile measure
HL 770L
Physical Desc
296 pages ; 22 cm
Language
English
Description
Unable to control his binge eating, a morbidly obese teenager nicknamed Butter decides to make live webcast of his last meal as he attempts to eat himself to death.
7) The Gulps
Author
Pub. Date
2007
Edition
1st ed.
Physical Desc
1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 31 cm
Language
English
Description
After their van and the killer whale water slide break down under the strain of their excessive weight, the Gulps decide to eat right and exercise.
8) Skinny
Author
Pub. Date
2012
Edition
1st ed.
Lexile measure
670L
Physical Desc
260 pages ; 22 cm
Language
English
Description
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.
9) Flabby Tabby
Author
Pub. Date
2009
Edition
1st pbk. ed.
Physical Desc
1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 28 cm
Language
English
Description
When a lively kitten joins the household, flabby Tabby embarks on a fitness program.
10) Losing it
Author
Pub. Date
2012
Edition
1st ed.
Lexile measure
620L
Physical Desc
261 pages ; 22 cm
Language
English
Description
Tired of being obese and reeling from his father's recent stroke, thirteen-year-old Bennett joins the cross country team to find out if there is more to life than french fries.
11) Fake
Author
Publisher
Point, an imprint of Scholastic Inc
Pub. Date
2019.
Edition
First edition.
Lexile measure
HL 660L
Physical Desc
298 pages ; 21 cm
Language
English
Description
Maisie Fernandez has just about convinced herself that she does not care about her weight or her looks, or about only having one friend in Fort Collins High School (nerdy Owen Carpenter), but "Sienna", the internet profile she creates, is beautiful, skinny, and confident; the profile is part of her plan to humiliate the popular kids who bully and make fun of her, but suddenly the deception gets complicated--because the actual Sienna, the girl whose...
Author
Publisher
Aladdin, an imprint of Simon & Schuster Children's Publishing Division
Pub. Date
2023.
Edition
First Aladdin hardcover edition.
Physical Desc
361 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm
Language
English
Description
Will is the only round kid in a school full of string beans. So he hides in baggy jeans and oversized hoodies, in the back row during class, and anywhere but the cafeteria during lunch. But shame isn't the only feeling that dominates Will's life. He's also got a crush on a girl named Jules whom he knows he doesn't have a chance with, string beans only date string beans, but he can't help wondering what if? Will's best shot at attracting Jules's attention...