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Author
Publisher
Simon & Schuster Audio
Pub. Date
1997
Edition
Abridged
Language
English
Description
A series of tragedies, including the death of her baby brother, her parent's divorce, her mother's nervous breakdown, and her own rape at the age of thirteen, leaves Dolores Price wounded both mentally and physically, but she miraculously finds the strength to give herself one more chance at life and love.
Author
Series
Language
English
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Description
"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, and to do that, she's about to break all the rules that society, the media, and even her own mother have set for girls like her. She'll challenge thousands of other performers in an internationally televised competition looking for the next K-pop star, and she'll do it better...
Author
Publisher
HarperAudio
Pub. Date
2013
Edition
Unabridged
Language
English
Description
When Pandora picks up her older brother Edison at her local Iowa airport, she literally doesn't recognize him. In the four years since the grown siblings last saw one another, the once slim, hip New York jazz pianist has gained hundreds of pounds. What happened? Worse, Edison's slovenly habits, appalling diet, and know-it-all monologues drive her health-and-fitness freak husband Fletcher insane. After the big blowhard of a brother-in-law has more...
4) Dietland
Author
Pub. Date
2015.
Language
English
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Description
"A ...novel about a reclusive young woman saving up for weight loss surgery when she gets drawn into a shadowy feminist guerilla group called "Jennifer""--
Author
Publisher
Random House Large Print
Pub. Date
2010
Edition
1st large print ed.
Physical Desc
448 p. (large print) ; 24 cm.
Language
English
Description
Victoria Dawson was a chubby little girl born to slender L.A. parents. Her father belittled her about her body and she was a disappointment to her mother; neither acknowledged her academic achievements. Her perfect younger sister is about to be married to a narcissistic man, just like their father, and Victoria worries about her sister's future happiness. As the wedding draws near, a chance encounter, an act of stunning betrayal, and a family confrontation...
7) Fat Angie
Author
Series
Fat Angie volume 3
Publisher
Candlewick Press
Pub. Date
2013.
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
264 pages ; 21 cm
Language
English
Description
Angie has always been left out by the popular crowd at school because of her weight. That all changes when a beautiful new girl arrives and sees Angie for who she really is.
8) Skinny
Author
Publisher
Point
Pub. Date
2012
Edition
1st ed.
Physical Desc
260 p. ; 22 cm.
Language
English
Description
After undergoing gastric-bypass surgery, a self-loathing, obese teenaged girl loses weight and makes the brave decision to start participating in high school life, including pursuing her dream of becoming a singer and finding love.
Author
Publisher
Books on Tape
Pub. Date
2007
Edition
Unabridged
Language
English
Description
Seventeen-year-old Troy, depressed, suicidal, and weighing nearly three hundred pounds, gets a new perspective on life when Curt, a semi-homeless teen who is a genius on guitar, asks Troy to be the drummer in a rock band.
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