Clein, Emmeline

Summary: "A personal and cultural look at the dark underbelly of Western beauty standards and the lethal culture of disordered eating they've wrought. In Dead Weight, Emmeline Clein tells the story of her own disordered eating alongside and through other women from history, pop culture and the girls she's known and loved. Tracing the medical and cultural history of Anorexia, Bulimia, and Orthorexia,...

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Publisher / Publication Date: Alfred A. Knopf 2024

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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 616.85 CLE

Thomas, Jennifer J.

Summary: "Are you a picky eater? Do you worry that food will make you vomit or choke? Do you find eating to be a chore? If yes, this book is for you! Your struggles could be caused by an avoidant / restrictive food intake disorder (ARFID), a disorder characterized by eating a limited variety or volume of food. You may have been told that you eat like a child, but ARFID affects people right across the...

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Publisher / Publication Date: Cambridge University Press 2021

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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 616.85 THO

Van Raes, Sue

Summary: "In this much-needed counterpoint to the current diet culture, Sue Van Raes presents new science and psychology for food freedom and body compassion that have helped thousands of women improve their health and their lives"--

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Publisher / Publication Date: New World Library 2024

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1 available in New Non-fiction, Call number: 613.2 VAN

Gold, Gracie

Summary: "In this explosive tell-all memoir, an Olympic figure skater reveals her battle to survive mental illness, eating disorders, and the self-destructive voice inside that she calls "outofshapeworthlessloser." When Gracie Gold stepped onto center stage (or ice, rather) as America's sweetheart at the 2014 Sochi Olympics, she instantly became the face of America's most beloved winter sport....

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Publisher / Publication Date: Crown 2024

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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 921 GOLD, GRACIE GOL

Schu, John

Summary: "Jake volunteers at a nursing home because he likes helping people. He likes skating and singing, playing Bingo and Name That Tune, and reading mysteries and comics aloud to his teachers. He also likes avoiding people his own age . . . and the cruelty of mirrors . . . and food. Jake has read about kids like him in books--the weird one, the outsider--and would do anything not to be that kid,...

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Publisher / Publication Date: Candlewick Press 2024

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1 available in Juvenile Fiction, Call number: J FIC SCH

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1 available in Juvenile Fiction, Call number: J FIC SCH

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1 available in Young Adult Collection, Call number: YA FIC SCH

Hunter, Lindsay

Summary: "Jackie Newsome's best friend is dead, and everyone knows who killed her. Jackie is an ex-emotional eater and mother of four, who has finally lost the weight she long yearned to be free of. But leaving her old self behind proves harder than she ever imagined. She believes she should be happier, but misery still chases her, and motherhood threatens to consume her. Her only salve is Theresa, her...

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Publisher / Publication Date: Roxane Gay Books 2023

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1 available in Adult Fiction, Call number: FIC HUN

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Armstrong, Jade

Summary: Olive's post-secondary education isn't what they'd planned. Instead of college, they spend five days a week, eight hours a day at what Olive calls "Food School": a full-time outpatient program for eating disorder recovery where they learn, talk, and cry about eating disorders as part of a survivor support group. Intensely committed to recovery, Olive confronts the secretive, self-destructive,...

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Publisher / Publication Date: Conundrum Press 2024

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1 available in Young Adult Fiction, Call number: 741.5 ARM

Chawner, Dave

Summary: "Looking at the day-to-day struggle of living with an eating disorder, Dave Chawner shares how he became anorexic, and how he has started to recover. This engaging and sharply funny book will give hope to anyone in a similar situation, and give insight into life with mental illness to those fortunate enough not to have it"--Publisher's website.

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Publisher / Publication Date: Jessica Kingsley Publishers 2018

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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 921 CHAWNER, DAVE CHA

Giombini, Lucia

Summary: "Do you have questions about eating disorders that you are afraid to ask, or have never found an answer to? From the causes to the most effective treatment approaches, this guide offers honest answers to difficult questions and provides information about recovery that is often harder to find. Ideal for individuals and families at every stage of the recovery process, this book is sensitive to...

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Publisher / Publication Date: Jessica Kingsley 2023

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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 616.85 GIO

Oseman, Alice

Summary: "A very special Heartstopper story set over a challenging holiday season... Reuniting Tori Spring, her little brother Charlie, and Charlie's boyfriend Nick, this novella sees the Spring siblings brave a particularly difficult festive season"--

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Publisher / Publication Date: Scholastic Press

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1 available in Young Adult Fiction, Call number: YA FIC OSE

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Galarza, Josh

Summary: Fueling all his anxieties into his comic book series, Brett must face the painful truths of his real life and his escalating eating disorder when someone posts his journal--and his deepest insecurities--online.

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Publisher / Publication Date: Henry Holt and Company 2024

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1 available in Young Adult Fiction, Call number: YA FIC GAL