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Dinky Hocker Shoots Smack! Dinky Hocker Shoots Smack! M. E. Kerr Many things change in a teenage boy's life when he meets the overweight girl who answers his ad for the cat he must give away. OL108490W
The much-adored Sandy Shore The much-adored Sandy Shore Angela Elwell Hunt To prove to her mother and stepfather that she is not self-centered, Cassie decides to help an overweight high-school classmate change her image. OL14852420W
Murphy Meets the Treadmill Murphy Meets the Treadmill Harriet Ziefert Having decided that her yellow Labrador is overweight, Cheryl puts him on a diet and makes him exercise, a program which has marvelous results. OL14968491W
The new, improved Gretchen Hubbard The new, improved Gretchen Hubbard Ilene Cooper Formerly "Hippo Hubbard" of the sixth grade, Gretchen slims down but feels uncomfortable receiving compliments and attention from her classmates. After she vists her mom in santa fe she looks great n… OL15122639W
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
Life in the fat lane Life in the fat lane Cherie Bennett Sixteen-year-old Lara, winner of beauty pageants and Homecoming Queen, is distressed and bewildered when she starts gaining weight and becomes a fat girl. OL16050642W
Obesity Obesity Margaret Haerens "Obesity: The Global Obesity Epidemic; Obesity Factors; Obesity Effects; Anti-Obesity Policies"-- OL16604772W
Fat free Fat free Sara D. Gilbert Discusses some social, psychological, and physiological reasons why people get fat, examines some popular diets, and advises young adults on losing weight. OL1858879W
Dinah and the Green Fat Kingdom Dinah and the Green Fat Kingdom Isabelle Holland A 12-year-old girl deals with problems of overweight and family relationships. OL1951898W
Are You Fat? Are You Fat? Kathlyn Gay "Read about obesity, its causes, health risks, diets and their dangers, weight-loss surgery, and healthy lifestyles"-- OL20338077W
Teens, health & obesity Teens, health & obesity Peter Owens "Experts agree that healthy eating habits and proper exercise should be an important part of a young adults life. Unfortunately, studies have shown that both obesity and malnutrition are growing prob… OL21444630W
The next thing to strangers The next thing to strangers Sheri Cooper Sinykin While visiting their grandparents at a trailer park in Arizona, a diabetic boy and an overweight girl become friends and learn a lesson about self-acceptance. OL2627372W
Don't call me Cookie Don't call me Cookie Vanessa M. Pasiadis Twelve year old Cookie Lemon is a fun, popular, a rising star in the school play, but she is worried about her weight. With the help of her doctor, father, and friends, Cookie learns about eating rig… OL27718612W
Too fat? Too thin? Do you have a choice? Too fat? Too thin? Do you have a choice? Caroline Arnold Discusses the results of the latest studies and theories on weight control emphasizing the role of heredity as well as habits in determining individual weight. Includes a chart listing daily nutritio… OL34617W
Last was Lloyd Last was Lloyd Doris Buchanan Smith A friendless, overweight 12-year-old with an overprotective mother begins to change the monotonous pattern of his life. OL3918126W
Bathing Ugly Bathing Ugly Rebecca Busselle Chosen to compete in the camp's bathing ugly contest because of her weight, Betsy decides to push the idea to its limit and force the campers to rethink their ideas about the importance of outward ap… OL4461952W
Body lines Body lines Elizabeth M. Rees When sixteen-year-old Daly Flanagan's dance school scholarship is in jeopardy, she decides to go on a dangerous diet. OL523756W
Blimp Blimp Ann Cavallaro Overweight Kim's relationship with a handsome new senior is fraught with ups and downs before they are able to resolve their problems. OL5907703W
The teenage surefire diet cookbook The teenage surefire diet cookbook Dorothy A. Woolfolk Presents a weight loss program developed especially for teenagers, with a basic meal plan emphasizing nutrition and taste. Includes more than ninety recipes. OL6805590W
Sour notes Sour notes Michelle Calabro Hubbard As Kaleidoscope prepares for SummerBash, Ronni's on a crash diet and Kea is trying to keep his father from remarrying. OL7833731W
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