Your search returned 50 results in the Theme: body image.
Theme: Body Image, Bullying issues
This Own Voices story offers young girls an empowering choice when it comes to their developing body hair. Kamal will have to confront her deepest... [Read More]
This Own Voices story offers young girls an empowering choice when it comes to their developing body hair. Kamal will have to confront her deepest thoughts to reimagine what beautiful means to her.
Theme: Body Image, BIPOC , Sikh
When Nala Robertson reluctantly agrees to attend an open mic night for her cousin-sister-friend Imani's birthday, she finds herself falling in... [Read More]
When Nala Robertson reluctantly agrees to attend an open mic night for her cousin-sister-friend Imani's birthday, she finds herself falling in instant love with Tye Brown, the MC. He's perfect, except . . . Tye is an activist and is spending the summer putting on events for the community when Nala would rather watch movies and try out the new seasonal flavors at the local creamery. In order to impress Tye, Nala tells a few tiny lies to have enough in common with him. As they spend more time together, sharing more of themselves, some of those lies get harder to keep up. As Nala falls deeper into keeping up her lies and into love, she'll learn all the ways love is hard, and how self-love is revolutionary. In Love Is a Revolution, plus size girls are beautiful and get the attention of the hot guys, the popular girl clique is not shallow but has strong convictions and substance, and the ultimate love story is not only about romance but about how to show radical love to the people in your life, including to yourself.
Theme: #OwnVoices, BIPOC , Romance, Body Image
Mina's summer is shaping up well: she's got her dream job and, with the way her new coworker is flirting, maybe a new girlfriend as well. The... [Read More]
Mina's summer is shaping up well: she's got her dream job and, with the way her new coworker is flirting, maybe a new girlfriend as well. The lingerie store where they both work might threaten to ruin it all though. Centering around first love, cultural expectations, and class, Luscious Love is the story of a girl who must allow herself to be loved, learn to love herself, and stand up against a boss that's all too willing to take advantage of her low self-esteem. Committed to amplifying female voices, author Katerina Bakolias highlights the traps we fall into when we have low self-worth.
Theme: High Interest/Low Vocabulary, LGBTQ2S+, Romance, Body Image
Theme: Self-Esteem, Body Image
All Marie-Noëlle wants is to be thin and beautiful. She wishes that her thighs were slimmer, that her stomach lay flatter. Maybe then her parents... [Read More]
All Marie-Noëlle wants is to be thin and beautiful. She wishes that her thighs were slimmer, that her stomach lay flatter. Maybe then her parents wouldn't make fun of her eating habits at family dinners, the girls at school wouldn't call her ugly, and the boy she likes would ask her out. This all-too-relatable memoir follows Marie-Noëlle from childhood to her twenties, as she navigates what it means to be born into a body that doesn't fall within society's beauty standards. When, as a young teen, Marie-Noëlle begins a fitness regime in an effort to change her body, her obsession with her weight and size only grows and she begins having suicidal thoughts. Fortunately for Marie-Noëlle, a friend points her in the direction of therapy, and slowly, she begins to realize that she doesn't need the approval of others to feel whole. Marie-Noëlle Hébert's debut graphic memoir is visually stunning and drawn entirely in graphite pencil, depicting a deeply personal and emotional journey that encourages us to all be ourselves without apology.
Theme: Body Image
Two abused children (Stan and Elpidia), seeking to learn how to defend themselves at school and at home, end up with the same reclusive trainer.... [Read More]
Two abused children (Stan and Elpidia), seeking to learn how to defend themselves at school and at home, end up with the same reclusive trainer. Training together allows a friendship to blossom between them, but a powerful gang leader takes notice of Stan, and it threatens to pull him away from his new best friend. Will their dreams for the future be enough to get them out of this small town?
Theme: Abuse, Bullying issues, Body Image
Return to the beloved world of Dumplin' in this fabulously joyful, final companion novel about drag, prom, and embracing your inner Queen.
Theme: Body Image, Self-Esteem
Le corps de Jeanne est différent de ceux de sa famille et de ses amis. À l’école, elle rêve alors d’être invisible, mais les autres ne se... [Read More]
Le corps de Jeanne est différent de ceux de sa famille et de ses amis. À l’école, elle rêve alors d’être invisible, mais les autres ne se gênent pas pour l’intimider. Jeanne est malheureuse. En elle, une voix sombre grandit, jusqu’à devenir un monstre. Ses parents lui proposent de perdre du poids : une solution qui, selon eux, pourrait régler tous ses problèmes… Mais Jeanne devient-elle plus heureuse ? Est‑ce vraiment le bon chemin ? Un roman graphique touchant, qui met en illustration de façon claire et puissante le trouble alimentaire et la dépression, la voix dans la tête qui peut devenir si méchante et destructrice.
Theme: Body Image, Self-Esteem, Eating Disorder
Picture book charmer Salma stars in a new early chapter book series! Book Three: Salma Joins the Team Salma dreams of becoming a champion swimmer... [Read More]
Picture book charmer Salma stars in a new early chapter book series! Book Three: Salma Joins the Team Salma dreams of becoming a champion swimmer like her hero, Olympian Yusra Mardini. So when she signs up for her school's swim club, it feels like her dreams could come true . . . until mean comments from older girls at the pool and women at her mosque spark body image and self-esteem issues. But with the help of her close friends and family--the team that always has her back--Salma is ready to claim her place in the pool. About the Series: Charming, creative Salma takes on big feelings with even bigger ideas as she navigates life in a new country, Syrian identity, family changes, and new friendships in this engaging and heartfelt early chapter book series. Over 17 awards for Salma the Syrian Chef! PRAISE for Book 1, Salma Makes a Home "A forthright, tender perspective on childhood immigration." --Kirkus Reviews
Theme: Syria, Body Image, Bullying issues, Self-Esteem
Picture book charmer Salma stars in a new early chapter book series! Book Three: Salma Joins the Team Salma dreams of becoming a champion swimmer... [Read More]
Picture book charmer Salma stars in a new early chapter book series! Book Three: Salma Joins the Team Salma dreams of becoming a champion swimmer like her hero, Olympian Yusra Mardini. So when she signs up for her school's swim club, it feels like her dreams could come true . . . until mean comments from older girls at the pool and women at her mosque spark body image and self-esteem issues. But with the help of her close friends and family--the team that always has her back--Salma is ready to claim her place in the pool. About the Series: Charming, creative Salma takes on big feelings with even bigger ideas as she navigates life in a new country, Syrian identity, family changes, and new friendships in this engaging and heartfelt early chapter book series. Over 17 awards for Salma the Syrian Chef! PRAISE for Book 1, Salma Makes a Home "A forthright, tender perspective on childhood immigration." --Kirkus Reviews
Theme: Syria, Body Image, Bullying issues, Self-Esteem
25-year-old Ellie seems headed for peak influencer success with her account, Quinoa Forever. She’s about to release a book, is engaged to her... [Read More]
25-year-old Ellie seems headed for peak influencer success with her account, Quinoa Forever. She’s about to release a book, is engaged to her musician boyfriend, and her collaboration with fellow influencer Mila is getting them both thousands of views. Just like that, when she’s at the top of the world, Ellie begins to unravel. Her father’s cancer forces her to face her childhood and how it affected her relationship with food and her body. Her desperation for perfection pushes her toward inauthenticity online. Her relationship with her fiancé suffers a blow. Her life is going to spiral completely out of control if she can't find herself-- her real self-- and actually learn what it means to truly listen to herself.
Theme: Social Media, Body Image, Self-Esteem
In rhyming text, all the things that make our bodies special--from the texture of our hair to the color of our eyes--are celebrated.
Theme: Body Image
Bullied and shamed her whole life for being fat, twelve-year-old Ellie finally gains the confidence to stand up for herself, with the help of some... [Read More]
Bullied and shamed her whole life for being fat, twelve-year-old Ellie finally gains the confidence to stand up for herself, with the help of some wonderful new allies.
Theme: Body Image, Self-Esteem, Bullying issues
A funny, touching look at the life of a social media influencer who starts to question the #goals life she has created for herself. Every day, Ellie... [Read More]
A funny, touching look at the life of a social media influencer who starts to question the #goals life she has created for herself. Every day, Ellie motivates her hundreds of thousands of followers to become the best versions of themselves by posting videos of exercise routines and high-protein breakfast recipes. Far from the shy teenager that she was, she is now in a very public relationship with singer Samuel Vanasse, and together they have become one of the most popular influencer couples in the country. She has succeeded. She shines. And yet, Ellie worries that her life is not as flawless as she makes it seem on YouTube and Instagram. Between her obsession with the "ideal weight," her growing attraction to another man, her family's disdain for her career as a content creator and a collaboration with another influencer who Ellie can't stand, a thought haunts her. What if, by trying to become everything she wanted to be, she's lost herself along the way? Suck it In and Smile is an intimate exploration of our obsession with appearances and the hypocrisies that appear when you must craft the perfect online life. Key Text Features chapters vignettes dialogue
Theme: Body Image, Social Media, Eating Disorder, Mental Health & Wellness