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Owen Foote, second grade strongman Owen Foote, second grade strongman Stephanie Greene Owen, a second grader who is being teased for his small size, discovers that his friend Joseph is just as concerned about being overweight, and they share their fear of being humiliated by the school… OL102454W
Will Grayson, Will Grayson Will Grayson, Will Grayson David Levithan,John Green One cold night, in a most unlikely corner of Chicago, two teens—both named Will Grayson—are about to cross paths. As their worlds collide and intertwine, the Will Graysons find their lives going in n… OL11822691W
Where is Henry? Where is Henry? Charise Neugebauer The other animals hurt Henry the hippopotamus by telling him that he is too fat to play hide-and-seek with them, but they change their minds when he shows them how good he is at hiding. OL14863579W
Colder than ice Colder than ice David Patneaude Josh Showalter, an insecure and overweight sixth-grader, hopes for a new start when he transfers to a school in northern Idaho, but he and his new friends are soon the target of a cold-hearted bully. OL15025421W
Hamster Camp Hamster Camp Teresa Bateman Concerned about Harry's weight gain and lack of exercise, his pet hamster arranges for him to spend a month at a unique camp, where Harry is transformed into someone who understands that eating right… OL15052141W
Revenge of the Snob Squad Revenge of the Snob Squad Julie Anne Peters An overweight sixth-grader joins forces with three other gym class outcasts to plot revenge against the spoiled popular girl who has been tormenting them. OL15150772W
The bully of Barkham Street The bully of Barkham Street Mary Stolz Despite his struggles to improve his behavior at school and at home, an overweight, eleven-year-old bully's efforts to reform seem doomed to fail. OL15516024W
The fatboy chronicles The fatboy chronicles Diana Lang Overweight and bullied by his classmates, teenaged Jimmy Winterpock relates in his English class journal the life-changing events of his freshman year in high school. OL15537031W
The summer I lost it The summer I lost it Natalie Kath Fourteen-year-old Kat is determined to spend the summer before starting high school losing weight, but can she do it? OL15947290W
Starstruck Starstruck Cyn Balog On a barrier island off the coast of New Jersey, sixteen-year-old Dough is surprised when her long-distance boyfriend returns after four years and still finds her beautiful, despite her seventy-pound… OL16237806W
How to get from there to here How to get from there to here Jay Littmann The author recounts how he overcame a life of addiction, poor health and poverty to found a successful business, Chef Jay's Food Products-- OL16504573W
The second life of Abigail Walker The second life of Abigail Walker Frances O'Roark Dowell Bullied by two mean girls in her sixth-grade class, a lonely, plump girl gains self-confidence and makes new friends after a mysterious fox gently bites her. OL16607088W
Super-sized slugger Super-sized slugger Ripken, Cal Thirteen-year-old Cody Parker moves to Baltimore, Maryland, where as a fat eighth-grader, he has to deal with brutal teasing from a baseball teammate, and his school is beset by a rash of mysterious … OL16698730W
The Laura Line The Laura Line Crystal Allen When Laura Dyson's seventh grade history teacher schedules a class trip to the slave shack on her grandmother's farm, Laura is forced to come to terms with her family's past and what it means for her… OL16704532W
Accidental love Accidental love Gary Soto After unexpectedly falling in love with a "nerdy" boy, fourteen-year-old Marisa works to change her life by transferring to another school, altering some of her behavior, and losing weight. OL17726922W
Down size Down size Ted Spiker "Ted Spiker may be the coauthor of numerous bestselling diet and health books, but the man just can't resist a good burrito. Or a bad burrito. (He's also eaten a 76-ounce steak, asserted that his wif… OL17828377W
Ravenous Ravenous Dayna Macy "What should I eat? How much should I eat? What does it mean to be nourished? How can I, a food lover and lifelong overeater, learn to be satisfied? These are the questions Dayna Macy asks in her deb… OL17903070W
A big fat crisis A big fat crisis Deborah Cohen "Dr. Cohen has created a work of nonfiction that will transform the national conversation surrounding the weight crisis in this country and throughout the world. Based on her own research at the RAND… OL18153523W
Mammoth Mammoth Jill Baguchinsky Paleontology geek and plus-size fashion blogger Natalie Page lands an internship working with a celebrated paleontologist, but she realizes that in order to stand out in a field dominated by men, she… OL19765248W
The obesity paradox The obesity paradox Carl J. Lavie "Most of us think that longevity hinges on maintaining a normal Body Mass Index. But research conducted over the last decade hit the media in January with explosive news: Overweight and even moderate… OL19976061W
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