March 28, 2013 by Karen Jensen, MLS
We’ve talked a lot here at TLT about body image and how popular culture and ya lit can influence it. Today, our resident teen reviewer Cuyler shares his struggle with obesity and 5 titles that deal with the issue of being overweight well. Did you know that there’s a threat spreading around America more deadly […]
August 21, 2012 by Karen Jensen, MLS
The past couple of days, we have been talking body image and the depiction of obese teens in teen fiction. So here’s our list of the Top 10 Titles that deal with body image with an emphasis on titles that deal with teens struggling with obesity. Obesity and Teens in Teen Fiction: a discussionEvery Day by […]
August 15, 2012 by Karen Jensen, MLS
Now over 400 pounds, Butter is a teenage boy who knows all to well the loneliness that comes from being an outcast. But when he announces that he is going to eat himself to death online, he finds that popularity is both toxic and fleeting -and often quite dishonest. Butter by Erin Jade Lange is […]
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