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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
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
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
Keeping the moon Keeping the moon Sarah Dessen 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 s… OL15144148W
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
R U 4 real? R U 4 real? Nancy Peacock Maya plans a fashion show for the high school mixer that will require her sister Morgan and her friends to lose weight in order to participate. OL15828067W
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
Extreme Elvin Extreme Elvin Chris Lynch,Chris Lynch As he enters high school, fourteen-year-old Elvin continues to deal with his weight problem as he tries to find his place among his peers. OL1921205W
The universe is expanding and so am I The universe is expanding and so am I Carolyn Mackler Sixteen-year-old Virginia Shreves life is finally back on course: she s accepted who she is inside and out and is rebuilding her relationship with brother Byron, whose date-rape charge shattered eve… OL19742324W
Dumplin' Dumplin' Julie Murphy Sixteen-year-old Willowdean wants to prove to everyone in her small Texas town that she is more than just a fat girl, so, while grappling with her feelings for a co-worker who is clearly attracted to… OL20009510W
One Fat Summer One Fat Summer Robert Lipsyte For Bobby Marks, summer does not equal fun. While most people are happy to take off their heavy jackets and long pants, Bobby can't even button his jeans or reach over his belly to touch his toes. Sp… OL2704575W
One Fat Summer One Fat Summer Robert Lipsyte They used to call me Crisco Kid because I was fat in the can... So begins the woeful tale of Bobby Marks, a 200-pound candy-bar nut who hated summertime because he couldn't hide his body fat in he… OL2704579W
The autobiography of Meatball Finkelstein The autobiography of Meatball Finkelstein Ross Venokur Thirteen-year-old Meatball, an overweight vegetarian, discovers that eating meatballs gives him the magic power of turning into anything he wants, and he uses this ability to fight his principal's di… OL473056W
A snitch in the Snob Squad A snitch in the Snob Squad Julie Anne Peters Twelve-year-old Jenny and the other members of the Snob Squad suspect that one of them, or someone close to them, is behind the thefts at their school. OL476859W
You Know Where to Find Me You Know Where to Find Me Rachel Cohn Jamal said only, "Laura..." And I knew, just knew by the rip through my gut and the instant convulsion in my heart, knew by Jamal's uncharacteristically unsmiling face. I knew because Laura always di… OL5720631W
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
Myrtle of Willendorf Myrtle of Willendorf Rebecca O'Connell A bright and artistic young woman with a fondness for junk food experiences a kooky modern-day coming of age by way of the Goddess within. OL6028066W
Big Mouth Big Mouth Deborah Halverson FOURTEEN-YEAR-OLD SHERMIE THUFF is a Big Guy with a Big Dream-- to become the most famous competitive eater in the world. But every big dream has to start somewhere, and Shermie's determined to start… OL8053400W
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
Photo Perfect (Girls Only!, Book 7) Photo Perfect (Girls Only!, Book 7) Beverly Lewis Heather becomes obsessed with losing weight after her brother falls lifting her during ice skating practice. OL96967W
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