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1) Dumplin'
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Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 4.6 - AR Pts: 12
Description
Self-proclaimed fat girl Willowdean Dickson (dubbed "Dumplin'" by her former beauty queen mom) has always been at home in her own skin. Her thoughts on having the ultimate bikini body? Put a bikini on your body. With her all-American beauty best friend, Ellen, by her side, things have always worked... until Will takes a job at Harpy's, the local fast-food joint. There she meets Private School Bo, a hot former jock. Will isn't surprised to find herself...
2) I am enough
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Formats
Description
Shares a story of loving who you are, respecting others and being kind to one another.
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Description
Rachel Hollis is sounding a wake-up call. She knows that many women have been taught to define themselves in light of other people--whether as wife, mother, daughter, or employee--instead of learning how to own who they are and what they want. With a challenge to women everywhere to stop talking themselves out of their dreams, Hollis identifies the excuses to let go of, the behaviors to adopt, and the skills to acquire on the path to growth, confidence,...
Author
Publisher
Hazelden
Pub. Date
1998
Description
In this contemporized follow-up to Codependent No More (more than 3. 8 million copies sold since 1986) beloved inspirational writer Melody Beattie narrates the story of her hard-won discovery that you really can love your neighbor and yourself. Renowned for her compassionate voice and deep connection to the difficulties and joys of life and love, Melody Beattie has touched many people through her long list of bestselling books. Her newest offering...
10) Keeping the moon
Author
Publisher
Speak
Pub. Date
2004, c1999
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 4.8 - AR Pts: 8
Description
Fifteen-year-old Colie, a former fat girl, spends the summer working as a waitress in a beachside restaurant, staying with her overweight and eccentric Aunt Mira, and trying to explore her sense of self.
12) ABC, I like me!
Author
Publisher
Viking
Pub. Date
1997
Description
An alphabet book that explores self-esteem.
Author
Pub. Date
2018.
Description
"New York Times bestselling author Kristan Higgins is beloved for her heartfelt novels filled with humor and wisdom. Now, in her newest novel, Good Luck with That, she tackles an issue every woman deals with: body image and self-acceptance. Emerson, Georgia and Marley have been best friends ever since they met at a weight-loss camp as teens. When Emerson tragically passes away, she leaves one final wish for her best friends: to conquer the fears they...
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 6.7 - AR Pts: 11
Description
Founder of the lifestyle website TheChicSite.com and CEO of her own media company, Rachel Hollis has created an online fan base by sharing tips for living a better life while fearlessly revealing the messiness of her own. Each chapter begins with a specific lie Hollis once believed that left her feeling overwhelmed, unworthy, or ready to give up. As a working mother, a former foster parent, and a woman who has dealt with insecurities about her body...
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Publisher
Compendium Kids
Pub. Date
[2013]
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 2.6 - AR Pts: 1
Appears on list
Description
This is the story of one brilliant idea and the child who helps to bring it into the world. As the child's confidence grows, so does the idea itself. And then, one day, something amazing happens.
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Publisher
Harlequin Teen
Pub. Date
[2018]
Description
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 put...
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Publisher
Berkley Jam
Pub. Date
2007
Description
On a bike trip in Ireland trying to recover from a broken heart, sixteen-year-old Morgan is transformed, not only by the others on the tour, but by her visits to the past, where she is believed to be the legendary half-goddess Morganne, sent to help end a faery curse.
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Series
Publisher
Pleasant Company
Pub. Date
2002
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.9 - AR Pts: 2
Description
In 1764, Kaya greatly admires a courageous and kind young woman in her Nez Percé village and wants to be worthy of her respect. Includes historical notes on the winter activities of the Nez Percé Indians, including ceremonies and crafts.
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Publisher
Adams Media Corporation
Pub. Date
c2003
Description
Ask teens and they'll confirm it--verbal abuse is a "fact of teen life." Teens are drowning is a sea of poisoned words. How can it be stopped? Evans explores how verbal abuse affects parents, teachers, peers, and the abusers themselves. She also reveals how teens become verbal abusers and how this verbal poison can spread into every aspect of teen life. Evan shows how important it is to detect this hurtful behavior early on, and how to deal with and...
Author
Publisher
Little, Brown and Company
Pub. Date
2023.
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 1.6 - AR Pts: 1
Description
"We all get overwhelmed sometimes, small people and big people and fictitious animals alike. Probably ESPECIALLY fictitious animals --- just imagine how difficult it must be for them to believe in themselves. ---
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