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565334
A work in progress by Lerner, Jarrett 

BTSB Prebound(Aladdin, 2023)

BTSB #: 565334 Available

Dewey: FAges: 8-12   
AR: 3.8 MG F&P: X

Genres: Humorous Fiction


Subjects: Obesity - Fiction Self-consciousness - Fiction Crushes - Fiction School stories


Summary: Will struggles with body image as the only round kid in a school full of string beans. But shame isn't the only feeling that dominates Will's life. He's also got a crush on a girl named Jules who he knows he doesn't have a chance with.


22.58 *

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P01458
Blimpo by Basye, Dale E. 

Audio Book(Findaway World, LLC, 2011)

BTSB #: P01458 Available

Dewey: FAges: 8-11   


Subjects: Future life - Fiction Obesity - Fiction Siblings - Fiction


Summary: Eleven-year-old Milton Fauster puts aside his own escape plans to help his sister, Marlo, who is in training to be an underworld secretary, and his best friend, Virgil, who is stuck in the circle of Heck reserved for overweight children.


56.99 *

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529162
Bridge by Konigsberg, Bill 

Paperback(Scholastic Press, 2020)

BTSB #: 529162 Available

Dewey: FAges: 14-18   
AR: 4.6 UG

Genres: Family Life


Subjects: Suicide - Fiction Depression (Psychology) - Fiction Psychotherapy - Fiction Gays - Fiction Obesity - Fiction Friendship - Fiction George Washington Bridge (New York, N.Y.) - Fiction New York (N.Y.) - Fiction


Summary: Aaron and Tillie do not know each other, but they both feel suicidal and arrive at the George Washington Bridge at the same time, intending to jump. Includes resources about suicide prevention and suicide prevention for LGBTQIA+ youth.


9.01 *

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664942
Camp Sylvania [Camp Sylvania]by Murphy, Julie 

BTSB Prebound(Balzer + Bray, 2023)

BTSB #: 664942 Available

Dewey: FAges: 8-12   
AR: 5.2 MG Lexile: 800

Genres: Humorous Fiction Scary/Horror Stories


Subjects: Camps - Fiction Weight loss - Fiction Eating disorders - Fiction Obesity - Fiction Horror fiction Humorous fiction


Summary: Magnolia "Maggie" Hagen is determined to be in the spotlight ... if she can just get over her stage fright. This summer she has big plans to finally attend Camp Rising Star, the famous performing arts camp she's been dying to go to for three whole summers. But her parents send her to Camp Sylvania instead. After adjusting to the disappointment, the camp doesn't seem half bad--until campers start to go missing and other strange things begin happening after dark.


23.28 *

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638234
Chunky [Chunky (HarperAlley)]by Mercado, Yehudi 

BTSB Prebound(HarperAlley, 2021)

BTSB #: 638234 Available

Dewey: 741.5/NAges: 8-12   
AR: 2.8 MG

Subjects: Obesity - Fiction Mexican Americans - Fiction Jews - Fiction Imaginary playmates - Fiction Sports - Fiction Graphic novels


Summary: Hudi needs to lose weight, according to his doctors. Concerned about the serious medical issue Hudi had when he was younger, his parents push him to try out for sports. Hudi would rather not, but then he meets Chunky, his imaginary friend and mascot. Together, they decide to find the right sport. As the only Mexican and Jewish kid in his neighborhood, Hudi has found the cheerleader he never had. Chunky eventually encourages Hudi to pursue his true love--comedy. In graphic novel format.


21.18 *

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638237
Chunky [Chunky (HarperAlley)]by Mercado, Yehudi 

Paperback(HarperAlley, 2021)

BTSB #: 638237 Available

Dewey: 741.5/NAges: 8-12   
AR: 2.8 MG

Subjects: Obesity - Fiction Mexican Americans - Fiction Jews - Fiction Imaginary playmates - Fiction Sports - Fiction Graphic novels


Summary: Hudi needs to lose weight, according to his doctors. Concerned about the serious medical issue Hudi had when he was younger, his parents push him to try out for sports. Hudi would rather not, but then he meets Chunky, his imaginary friend and mascot. Together, they decide to find the right sport. As the only Mexican and Jewish kid in his neighborhood, Hudi has found the cheerleader he never had. Chunky eventually encourages Hudi to pursue his true love--comedy. In graphic novel format.


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638232
Chunky goes to camp [Chunky (HarperAlley)]by Mercado, Yehudi 

Paperback(HarperAlley, 2022)

BTSB #: 638232 Available

Dewey: 741.5/NAges: 8-12   


Subjects: Obesity - Fiction Mexican Americans - Fiction Jews - Fiction Imaginary playmates - Fiction Camps - Fiction Graphic novels


Summary: Hudi and his imaginary friend, Chunky, head to Jewish summer camp where the dynamic duo meet a new friend who can see Chunky, too, and get mixed up in a prank war. In graphic novel format.


10.65 *

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665186
Dear Sweet Pea by Murphy, Julie 

Paperback(HarperCollins, 2019)

BTSB #: 665186 Available

Dewey: FAges: 8-12   
AR: 5.1 MG RC: 5.3 3-5 Lexile: 810

Genres: Family Life


Subjects: Divorce - Fiction Advice columns - Fiction Obesity - Fiction Friendship - Fiction Self-esteem - Fiction Family life - Fiction


Summary: 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.


8.19 *

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665187
Dear Sweet Pea by Murphy, Julie 

Publisher Edition - Large Print Hardcover(Thorndike Press, 2020)

BTSB #: 665187 Temp OS

Dewey: FAges: 8-12   


Genres: Family Life


Subjects: Large print books Divorce - Fiction Advice columns - Fiction Obesity - Fiction Friendship - Fiction Self-esteem - Fiction Family life - Fiction


Summary: 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. Large print hardcover format.


23.24 *

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335260
Estrella de mar by Fipps, Lisa 

PaperbackSPANISH(Vintage Espanol, 2023)

BTSB #: 335260 Temp OS

Dewey: FAges: 8-12   


Genres: Spanish Language Family Life


Subjects: Obesity - Fiction Bullies - Fiction Mother-daughter relationship - Fiction Self-confidence - Fiction Friendship - Fiction Family life - Texas - Fiction Spanish language - Reading materials Texas - Fiction


Summary: 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.


10.62 *

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664951
Faith : taking flight by Murphy, Julie 

Paperback(HarperCollins, 2021)

BTSB #: 664951 Available

Dewey: FAges: 14-18   
AR: 5.2 UG

Genres: Adventure Fiction Mystery Fiction


Subjects: Obesity - Fiction Superheroes - Fiction Missing persons - Fiction Drugs - Fiction High schools - Fiction School stories


Summary: When her investigation into missing people and pets puts those she loves in danger, high school senior Faith Herbert is forced to confront her hidden past and use her newfound abilities, risking everything to save her friends and town.


9.01 *

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240506
Fake by Cooner, Donna D. 

Paperback(Point, 2019)

BTSB #: 240506 Available

Dewey: FAges: 12-14   
AR: 4.6 UG RC: 4.8 9-12 Lexile: 660 HL

Genres: General Fiction


Subjects: Obesity - Fiction Identity (Psychology) - Fiction Social media - Fiction Self-acceptance - Fiction Bullies - Fiction Secrets - Fiction High schools - Fiction School stories Fort Collins (Colo.) - Fiction


Summary: Maisie Fernandez has just about convinced herself that she does not care about her weight or her looks, or about only having one friend in Fort Collins High School (nerdy Owen Carpenter), but "Sienna", the internet profile she creates, is beautiful, skinny, and confident; the profile is part of her plan to humiliate the popular kids who bully and make fun of her, but suddenly the deception gets complicated--because the actual Sienna, whose photos Maisie has been using, shows up in real life.


7.37 *

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597611
Fat chance, Charlie Vega by Maldonado, Crystal 

Paperback(Holiday House, 2022)

BTSB #: 597611 Available

Dewey: FAges: 14-18   
AR: 4.3 UG

Genres: Family Life


Subjects: Self-esteem - Fiction Best friends - Fiction Friendship - Fiction Obesity - Fiction Dating (Social customs) - Fiction Mother-daughter relationship - Fiction


Summary: Overweight sixteen-year-old Charlie yearned for her first kiss while her perfect best friend, Amelia, fell in love, so when she finally starts dating and learns the boy asked Amelia out first, she is devastated.


10.65 *

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556403
I'll be the one by Lee, Lyla 

Paperback New title.(HarperCollins, 2021)

BTSB #: 556403 Temp OS

Dewey: FAges: 13-17   
AR: 5.4 UG Lexile: 810

Subjects: Korean Americans - Fiction Obesity - Fiction Singing - Fiction Contests - Fiction Family life - Fiction


Summary: Follows a plus-sized teenage girl who shatters expectations on a televised competition seeking the next big K-pop star.


9.01 *

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556404
I'll be the one by Lee, Lyla 

BTSB Prebound(HarperCollins, 2020)

BTSB #: 556404 Available

Dewey: FAges: 13-17   
AR: 5.4 UG Lexile: 810

Genres: Multicultural Family Life


Subjects: Korean Americans - Fiction Obesity - Fiction Singing - Fiction Contests - Fiction Family life - Fiction


Summary: Follows a plus-sized teenage girl who shatters expectations on a televised competition seeking the next big K-pop star.


22.58 *

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140463
Insignificant events in the life of a cactus by Bowling, Dusti 

Publisher Edition - Large Print Hardcover(Thorndike Press, 2020)

BTSB #: 140463 Available

Dewey: FAges: 8-12   


Genres: General Fiction


Subjects: Large print books People with disabilities - Fiction Amusement parks - Fiction Adoption - Fiction Tourette syndrome - Fiction Obesity - Fiction Moving - Fiction Mystery fiction


Summary: New friends and a mystery help Aden, thirteen, adjust to middle school and life at a dying western theme park in a new state, where her being born armless presents many challenges. Large print hardcover format.


23.24 *

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307072
Pretty funny for a girl by Elliott, Rebecca 

Paperback(Peachtree, 2021)

BTSB #: 307072 Available

Dewey: FAges: 12-16   
Lexile: 820

Genres: Humorous Fiction


Subjects: Obesity - Fiction Family life - Fiction Comedians - Fiction


Summary: Haylah Swinton is a stellar best friend, a loving daughter, and an incredibly patient sister to a four-year-old nutcase of a brother. Best of all, she's pretty confident she's mastered making light of every situation -- from her mom's new boyfriend to unsolicited remarks on her plus-sized figure. Besides, she has a big secret: one day, she'll be a stand-up comedian star.


9.01 *

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665121
Pumpkin [Dumplin']by Murphy, Julie 

Paperback(HarperCollins, 2022)

BTSB #: 665121 Available

Dewey: FAges: 14-18   
AR: 5.3 UG

Genres: Humorous Fiction


Subjects: Gay teenagers - Fiction Obesity - Fiction High schools - Fiction Texas - Fiction


Summary: In the small West Texas town of Clover City, creating a drag-show audition tape that culminates in an unkind nomination for prom queen, an overweight and openly gay teen partners with a girl who has been nominated for prom king to embrace their true selves.


9.83 *

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280347
Racing hearts [Orca Soundings]by Di Lorenzo, Melinda 

Paperback(Orca Book, 2023)

BTSB #: 280347 Available

Dewey: FAges: 14-18   
Lexile: 420 HL

Genres: Sports


Subjects: Triathlon - Training - Fiction Grief - Fiction Crushes - Fiction Obesity - Fiction


Summary: Sienna trains for a triathlon in honor of her dead best friend, while falling for a mysterious jock in this relatable hi-lo title.


8.98 *

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P01969
Skinny by Cooner, Donna D. 

Audio Book(Findaway World, LLC, 2012)

BTSB #: P01969 Available

Dewey: FAges: 13-18   


Subjects: Obesity - Fiction


Summary: 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.


61.74 *

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