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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
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 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
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
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 whale The whale Samuel D. Hunter On the outskirts of Mormon Country, Idaho, a six hundred pound recluse hides away in his apartment eating himself to death. Desperate to reconnect with his long-estranged daughter, he reaches out to … OL20001787W
The doublecross The doublecross Jackson Pearce Part Spy Kids and all fun, The Doublecross is the first in a fresh middle grade action-adventure series with a healthy dose of humor. OL20006781W
The underdogs The underdogs Sara Hammel hen a popular teen beauty s body is discovered by the pool at an elite tennis club, the regulars are shocked especially twelve-year-old Evie and her best friend, Chelsea. While everyone else is haunt… OL20032644W
Gabe Johnson takes over Gabe Johnson takes over Geoff Herbach When the high school cheerleading team takes over a soda vending machine's funds, which were previously collected by the pep band, Gabe Johnson, an overweight "band geek" tired of being called names … OL23217132W
O homem que engoliu a Lua O homem que engoliu a Lua Mário de Carvalho "No Beco das Sardinheiras tudo pode acontecer. O que está em cima é igual ao que está em baixo, o que é estreito pode ser largo, o que é pequeno é grande também. É uma permanente alegria - olhem os d… OL28768391W
Staying Fat for Sarah Byrnes Staying Fat for Sarah Byrnes Chris Crutcher The daily class discussions about the nature of man, the existence of God, abortion, organized religion, suicide and other contemporary issues serve as a backdrop for a high-school senior's attempt t… OL3454732W
When Zachary Beaver Came to Town When Zachary Beaver Came to Town Kimberly Willis Holt,Kimberly Willis Holt This book is about Toby and Cal, they run upon a trailer. In it is supposed to be the fattest man in the world. Cal and Toby go into the trailer and meet him. They have many questions but soon enough… OL449924W
Fruit Fruit Brian Francis Thirteen-year-old Peter Paddington is overweight, the subject of his classmates' ridicule, and the victim of too many bad movie-of-the-week story lines. When Peter's nipples begin speaking to him one… OL5713753W
Dreamrider Dreamrider Barry Jonsberg Michael Terny is at his seventh school in four years and he knows that whatever he does, he will be ridiculed and pushed around. Michael is the fat kid. But Michael is also a lucid dreamer--he can re… OL5737778W
Flavor of the week Flavor of the week Tucker Shaw Cyril, an overweight boy who is good friends with Rose but wishes he could be more, helps his best friend Nick woo her with culinary masterpieces which Cyril himself secretly creates. Includes recipe… OL5817333W
Artichoke's heart Artichoke's heart Suzanne Supplee Blubber meets Steel Magnolias in this funny and honest story about body image and family. Rosemary Goode is smart and funny and loyal and the best eyebrow waxer in Spring Hill, Tennessee. But only on… OL9324522W
Unauthorized X-Men Unauthorized X-Men Len Wein Comic writers trace the X-Men series' evolution, challenge its metaphors and draw from its truths about human nature and human society in this exploratory look at the still-timely and often-revamped … OL9710324W
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