Summary: "The definitive collection of art, poetry, and prose, celebrating fat acceptance Chubby. Curvy. Fluffy. Plus-size. Thick. Fat. The time has come for fat people to tell their own stories. The (Other) F Word combines personal essays, prose, poetry, fashion tips, and art to create a relatable and attractive guide about body image and body positivity. This YA crossover anthology is meant for people...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Amulet Books 2019
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1 available in Young Adult Non-fiction, Call number: YA 306.4 OTHCopies Available at Fife Lake
1 available in Young Adult Non-fiction, Call number: YA 306.4 OTHSummary: As the idealized male physique continues to be hyped in movies, on TV, in magazines, and on billboards, a rapidly growing number of men are becoming obsessed with appearance. Each year alone, they spend billions on gym memberships and home exercise equipment—and women are no longer alone in battling anorexia and body dysmorphic disorder. This topical program explores some of the issues facing...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2005
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Summary: "Thirty-seven contributors-including model Tyra Banks, gymnast Aly Raisman, and bestselling YA authors-explore the world in their unique bodies through essays, lists, comics, and art, from the award-winning editor of (Don't) Call Me Crazy"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Algonquin Young Readers, an imprint of Algonquin Books of Chapel Hill 2020
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1 available in Young Adult Non-fiction, Call number: YA 306.4 BODSummary: Extreme body consciousness has taken youthful narcissism to new heights, making "boy meets girl" a ruthless physical selection process. This program examines the cult of the body in Western society and how it has reduced today's courtship ritual to a one-dimensional experience based primarily on physical attraction. Beginning with the pressure that men currently feel to conform to an abstract...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2006
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Summary: This program thoroughly describes the concept of self-esteem: what it is, where it comes from, and how to build it, maintain it, and protect it. The power of positive thinking, the importance of a supportive home environment, and the harmful effects of advertising are considered, along with the negative impact of a poor attitude, destructive comments, and unrealistic thoughts of one's own worth.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2005
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Summary: In this ABC News special-produced in conjunction with Rodale Inc., publisher of Prevention and Men's Health magazines-nutritionists, psychologists, pediatricians, and other experts explore the causes of obesity, the physical and emotional damage it can do, and how parents and schools can team up to help kids improve their health. Also included is hidden-camera footage of a daring social...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2006
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Summary: Girls entering adulthood in the next decade will see more opportunities than today's women ever imagined. But will these girls stride confidently through newly opened doors, or are they destined to be stunted by societal messages that tell them females should be constantly agreeable, impossibly thin, and sexy above all else? Researcher and author Rachel Simmons examines the challenges facing...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2009
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Summary: Alicia, a 16-year-old, has battled anorexia since she was nine. Due to body dysmorphic disorder, Tim believes that his flat stomach is huge. A high school swimmer, Haley initially wanted breast augmentation to correct a size imbalance but then opted for enlargement. This program follows several case studies in order to highlight what can happen when the quest for physical perfection goes too...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2006
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Summary: The development of authentic self-esteem and a healthy sense of self has always been a vitally important part of growing up. But this process is a challenge that has gotten even trickier to negotiate due to the widespread integration of digital technology into everyday living. Drawing on the insights of a clinical psychologist/family therapist, an adolescent psychologist, and a number of...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2009
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Summary: A lot of time, energy, and media coverage has been spent trying to figure out which high-profile athletes have or have not used steroids, and whether or not the users still belong in the record books. Lost in the shuffle is the story of the damage that steroids can cause, not just to celebrity sports stars but to everyday young people—including teenage girls, the fastest-growing demographic...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2011
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Summary: Even people who have 20/20 vision may have difficulty putting the image they see in the mirror into focus. While they may see the true image of everything and everyone around them, the picture becomes distorted and unrealistic when looking at themselves. This positive and upbeat video acquaints young adults with the problems caused by low self-esteem and teaches techniques for creating a more...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2006
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Aijazuddin, Komail
Summary: "What do you do when you’re too gay for Pakistan, too Pakistani to be gay in America, and you’re ashamed of your body everywhere? How can you find happiness despite years of humiliation, physical danger, and a legion of Brooklyn hipsters who know you only as a queer from Whereveristan? How do you summon the courage to be yourself no matter where you are? Even as a young child in Lahore, Komail...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Abrmas Press 2024
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 921 AIJAZUDDIN, KOMAIL AIJBitz, Allison L.
Summary: When Bridget Bloom is admitted to Richard James Academy, a college prep boarding school with a prestigious music program all her dreams are on track to come true: leave the hometown where she’s never belonged, fall in love, and launch her Broadway career. Arriving at the academy, she learns that due to her low music theory scores, she is not eligible to perform or earn the sponsorship...
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Publisher / Publication Date: HarperTeen, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers 2023
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1 available in Young Adult Fiction, Call number: YA FIC BITBoo, Sweeney
Summary: Mindy is a young woman living with an eating disorder and trapped in a battle for her own self-worth. When she accidentally discovers something that will give her a chance to revist her past, she thinks she has a chance to put her life back on track. But will she be able to find a way back to her present and treat herself with love and kindness at any size?
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2020
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1 available in Young Adult Graphic Novels, Call number: YA 741.5 BOOBrown, Harriet
Summary: "Over the last 25 years, our longing for thinness has morphed into a relentless cultural obsession with weight and body image. You can't be a woman or girl (or, increasingly, a man or boy) in America today and not grapple with the size and shape of your body, your daughter's body, other women's bodies. Even the most confident people have to find a way through a daily gauntlet of voices and...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Lifelong Books/Da Capo Press 2015
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 613 BROChomet, Natalie
Summary: Young readers learn about body shaming and how to cope with negative body image.
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2018
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1 available in Young Adult Collection, Call number: YA 306.4 Chomet 2018Cooper Jones, Chloé
Summary: "Moving through the world in a body that looks different than most, Jones learned on to factor "pain calculations" into every plan, every situation. She was born with a rare congenital condition called sacral agenesis, which affects both the stature and gait, and so her pain is physical. But there is also the pain of being judged and pitied for her appearance, of being dismissed as "less than."...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Avid Reader Press 2022
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 921 COOPER JONES, CHLOE COODyball, Rennie
Summary: Letter by letter, B Is for Bellies is a joyous picture book celebration of every body from A to Z! This ode to self-love and kindness encourages us to remember that every body is worthy of respect, whether it be letting go on the dance floor or engaging in peaceful rest.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Clarion Books, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers 2023
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1 available in Juvenile, Call number: JE DYEEmme.
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Publisher / Publication Date: G.P. Putnam's Sons 1996
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 646.7 EMMGay, Roxane
Summary: In her phenomenally popular essays and long-running Tumblr blog, Roxane Gay has written with intimacy and sensitivity about food and body, using her own emotional and psychological struggles as a means of exploring our shared anxieties over pleasure, consumption, appearance, and health. As a woman who describes her own body as “wildly undisciplined,” Roxane understands the tension between...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Harper, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers 2017
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 921 GAY, ROXANE GAYGraham, Ashley
Summary: "One of the most outspoken voices gracing the cover of magazines today encourages women to be their most confident selves, recognize their personal beauty, and reach for their highest dreams in this wise, warm, and inspiring memoir. Voluptuous beauty Ashley Graham has been modeling professionally since the age of thirteen. Discovered at a shopping mall in Nebraska, her stunning face and sexy...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Dey St., an imprint of William Morrow 2017
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 921 GRAHAM, ASHLEY GRAGunderson, Jessica
Summary: Kamilla has a wonderful singing voice, but she does not want to sign up for the Memorial Middle School musical because she sees herself as overweight, even though the doctor tells her she is not--so can exercise and the support of her family and friends help her overcome her negative image and lead her to the starring role her talent demands?
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Publisher / Publication Date: Stone Arch Books, a Capstone imprint 2018
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1 available in Juvenile Graphic Novels, Call number: J 741.5 JUNHains, Kristen M.
Summary: In Walking a Thin Lie, author Kristen M. Hains dives deep into her struggle with disordered eating, one that began as a desperate grasp for control in a disordered young life, and wound up in the halls of an inpatient facility in the desert. With real vulnerability, wry wit, and the kind of authenticity that assures you you are experiencing this with a friend, Hains explores both the impacts...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Denali & CO. 2023
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 921 HAINS, KRISTEN M. HAIHarrison, Christy
Summary: "68 percent of Americans have dieted at some point in their lives. But upwards of 90% of people who intentionally lose weight gain it back within five years. And as many as 66% of people who embark on weight-loss efforts end up gaining more weight than they lost. If dieting is so clearly ineffective, why are we so obsessed with it? The culprit is diet culture, a system of beliefs that equates...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Little, Brown Spark 2019