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• Eat Your Heart Out

  deVos, Kelly,

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  "Six disgruntled teens are forced to spend their winter break at fat camp during Flagstaff, Arizona's worst blizzard in a century, only to find that Camp Featherlite is even worse than expected because it is crawling with genetically-modified…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Here the Whole Time

  Martins, Vitor, 1991-

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  "Felipe gets it -- he's fat. Not chubby. Not big-boned. Fat. And he doesn't need anyone to remind him, which is, of course, what everyone does. That's why he's been waiting for this moment ever since the school year began: school break. But things…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Love Is a Revolution

  Watson, Renée

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  "Nala Robertson reluctantly agrees to attend an open mic night for her cousin-sister-friend Imani's birthday. Tye Brown, the MC is perfect, except-- he is an activist and is spending the summer putting on events for the community when Nala would…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Recommended Reading

  Coccia, Paul,

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  "Curvaceous, clever, and an avid reader, seventeen-year-old bookseller Bobby Ashton never misses a main character moment. So when it comes to asking out his crush, he plans a grand, romantic proposal. Unfortunately, Bobby's very public rejection…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Sawkill Girls

  Legrand, Claire, 1986-

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  "Three reluctant friends — Marion, Zoey, and Val — come together at camp on the island of Sawkill Rock, where gleaming horses graze in rolling pastures and cold waves crash against black cliffs. Where kids whisper the legend of an insidious monster…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• I'll Be the One

  Lee, Lyla

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  "Skye Shin has heard it all. Fat girls shouldn't dance. Wear bright colors. Shouldn't call attention to themselves. But Skye dreams of joining the glittering world of K-Pop so she enters a challenge with thousands of other performers in an…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• The Queen of Ieflaria

  Calvin, Effie

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  Princess Esofi of Rhodia and Crown Prince Albion of Ieflaria have been betrothed since they were children, though the great distance between their kingdoms mean the two have never met. Upon coming of age, Esofi makes the long journey to Ieflaria for…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Darius the Great Is Not Okay

  Khorram, Adib

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  "Darius Kellner is about to take his first-ever trip to Iran, and it's pretty overwhelming—especially when he's also dealing with clinical depression, a disapproving dad, and a chronically anemic social life. In Iran, he gets to know his mom's…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• No Filter and Other Lies

  Maldonado, Crystal

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  "Seventeen-year-old Kat Sanchez uses photos of a friend to create a fake Instagram account, but when one of her posts goes viral and exposes Kat's duplicity, her entire world--both real and pretend--comes crashing down around her." Also currently…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• There's Something About Sweetie

  Menon, Sandhya

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  "Ashish Patel didn't know love could be so... sucky. After being dumped by his ex-girlfriend, his mojo goes AWOL. Even worse, his parents are annoyingly, smugly confident they could find him a better match. So, in a moment of weakness, Ash…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Ruinsong

  Ember, Julia,

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  "Her voice was her prison...now it's her weapon. In a world where magic is sung, a powerful mage named Cadence has been forced to torture her country's disgraced nobility at her ruthless queen's bidding. But when she is reunited with her childhood…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Across a Field of Starlight

  Delliquanti, Blue

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  "Lu and Fassen are from different worlds and separate solar systems. But their friendship keeps them in each other's orbit as they grow up. They stay in contact in secret as their communities are increasingly threatened by the omnipresent,…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Every Body Shines

  Sixteen Stories About Living Fabulously Fat

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  "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." Also currently available as an eBook.

• Take Up Space, Y'all

  Your Bold & Bright Guide to Self-love

  Holliday, Tess,

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  "Make your own rules and treat your body well in this award-winning, inspirational, and fact-filled guide to navigating social media, taking care of yourself, and loving your body by top plus-size model Tess Holliday and award-winning author Kelly…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• The Body Confidence Book

  Diedrichs, Phillippa, PhD,

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  "Professor Phillippa Diedrichs empowers us to respect our bodies and disrupt the harmful societal pressures we experience every day. It's now seen as normal to grow up feeling unhappy with our bodies, but it doesn't have to be this way. From…Read moreRead more of this annotation