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"The co-host of the Maintenance Phase podcast and creator of Your Fat Friend equips you with the facts to debunk common anti-fat myths and with tools to take action for fat justice"--
The pushback that shows up in conversations about fat justice takes exceedingly predicable form. Losing weight is easy -- calories in, calories out. Fat people are unhealthy. We're in the midst of an obesity epidemic. Fat acceptance "glorifies obesity." The BMI is an...
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"A heartrending novel about one man's search for meaning in a difficult life. A child ridiculed for his weight, a son overshadowed by a favored brother, a husband who falls short of his wife's ambitions, an old man with a broken heart... As Orbits's life passes, he doggedly pursues a simple dream--a little place in the country where a family might thrive--while wondering if he can ever shake free of the tragedies that seem to define him. Fatboy Fall...
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197 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
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"From the creator of Your Fat Friend, an explosive indictment on the systemic and cultural issues facing plus-sized people that will move us toward creating an agenda for fat justice"--
To be fat is considered far more than a health concern: overweight people can be denied doctors' services or jobs, are mocked on airplanes, are the punchline of jokes. Gordon unearths the cultural attitudes and social systems that have led to people being denied basic...
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1 videodisc (1 hr., 36 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
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Murphy stars as shy, kind, brilliant "calorically challenged" genetics professor Sherman Klump, who longs to shed his 400-pound frame in order to win the heart of a beautiful faculty member. His experimental fat-reducing serum creates a slimmed down alter-ego, with startling results.
6) Landwhale: on turning insults into nicknames, why body image is hard, and how diets can kiss my ass
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xii, 253 pages ; 21 cm
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"In Landwhale, Jes Baker delves into her coming-of-age--including her 6 ways to hate your body (#2: Worship teen periodicals), her top tactics for reframing the malicious animal comparisons hurled repeatedly at fat women (see "Elephant: Everyone knows elephants are basically the coolest animals ever. Try again."), and as a bonus, Jes answers the Internet's most pressing question of all time: "So, have you ever thought about dieting?" With biting wit...
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Lizzie has never liked the way she looks. She starts dating guys online, but shes afraid to send pictures. With punishing drive, she counts almonds consumed, miles logged, pounds dropped. She grows up and gets thin, navigating double-edged validation from her mother, her friends, her husband, her reflection in the mirror. Will she ever see herself as anything other than a fat girl?
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376 pages ; 22 cm
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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...
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318 pages ; 22 cm
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Seventeen-year-old Kate Williams is willing to do whatever it takes to get her acting career back on track, even if that means getting a boring office job to support herself--but when she witnesses a double murder in the office across from hers, will she be able to get anyone to believe her before she becomes the next victim?
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291 pages ; 22 cm
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Overweight and non-athletic, twelve-year-old Hale may have been born and raised to be a spy for the Sub Rosa Society but it seems he is unlikely to become a Field Agent until his parents are captured by the evil League and Hale sets out on a solo mission to save them.
13) Undead girl gang
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305 pages ; 22 cm
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Meet teenage Wiccan Mila Flores, who truly could not care less what you think about her Doc Martens, her attitude, or her weight because she knows that, no matter what, her BFF Riley is right by her side. So when Riley and Fairmont Academy mean girls June Phelan-Park and Dayton Nesseth die under suspicious circumstances, Mila refuses to believe everyone's explanation that her BFF was involved in a suicide pact. Instead, armed with a tube of lip gloss...
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128 pages ; 18 cm
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Growing up as a fat girl, Virgie Tovar believed that her body was something to be fixed. But after two decades of dieting and constant guilt, she was over it--and gave herself the freedom to trust her own body again. Ever since, she's been helping others to do the same. Tovar is hungry for a world where bodies are valued equally, food is free from moral judgment, and you can jiggle through life with respect. In concise and candid language, she delves...
15) Dear Sweet Pea
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273 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm
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"Thirteen-year-old Patricia, widely known as Sweet Pea, navigates her parents' unconventional divorce and finds herself in the unlikely role of her town's advice columnist"--
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xv, 299 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : color illustrations ; 22 cm
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"Eric O'Grey was 150 pounds overweight, depressed, and sick. After a lifetime of failed diet attempts, and the onset of type 2 diabetes, O'Grey went to a new doctor, who surprisingly prescribed a shelter dog. And that's when O'Grey met Peety: an overweight, middle-aged, and forgotten dog who, like O'Grey, had seen better days. The two adopted each other and began an incredible journey, forming a bond of unconditional love that forever changed their...
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When two teens, one gay and one straight, meet accidentally and discover that they share the same name, their lives become intertwined as one begins dating the other's best friend, who produces a play revealing his relationship with them both.
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250 pages : color illustrations ; 23 cm
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"In the tradition of Workman's Every Body Yoga, we're bringing a proud, plus-sized, body-positive attitude to the world of hiking and outdoor recreation. Summer Michaud-Skog, founder of the Fat Girls Hiking community, offers a book brimming with heartfelt stories, practical advice, personal profiles of FGH community members, and trail reviews. It all serves to spread the Fat Girls Hiking message of inclusivity in the outdoors. Equal parts empowering...
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206 pages : color illustrations ; 24 cm
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"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 of all sizes who desire to be seen and heard in a culture...
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1 videodisc (approximately 90 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
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As Joe sets out to learn how to be healthy in an unhealthy world, he talks to a wide range of experts, follows up with folks from the first film, and connects with new people along the way. While on the road, Joe experiences some ups and downs when it comes to managing his own weight.
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