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Books about body image for readers of all ages.

Cover of Daphne Eloise Slater, who's tall for her age

Daphne Eloise Slater, who's tall for her age

Gina Willner-Pardo

Ages 5–9self-acceptanceindividuality

Cover of Changers

Changers

T. Cooper

Ages 13–18self-discoveryidentity

Cover of Unexpected development

Unexpected development

Marlene Perez

Ages 13–18body imageself-acceptance

Cover of 45 pounds (more or less)

45 pounds (more or less)

K. A. Barson

Ages 10–14self-acceptancebody image

Cover of The Lipstick Laws

The Lipstick Laws

Amy Holder

Ages 13–18body imageself-acceptance

Cover of The bathing costume, or, The worst vacation of my life

The bathing costume, or, The worst vacation of my life

Charlotte Moundlic

Ages 7–12self-confidencebody image

Cover of The second life of Abigail Walker

The second life of Abigail Walker

Frances O'Roark Dowell

Ages 9–13self-confidenceself-acceptance

Cover of Camp Utopia and the Forgiveness Diet

Camp Utopia and the Forgiveness Diet

Jenny Ruden

Ages 12–17self-acceptancefriendship

Cover of EllRay Jakes stands tall!

EllRay Jakes stands tall!

Sally Warner

Ages 8–12self-confidencebody image

Cover of Fat boy

Fat boy

Erin Fry

Ages 10–14self-acceptancehealth and fitness

Cover of Mirror Image

Mirror Image

K. L. Denman

Ages 11–15self-imagebody image

Cover of George and Sylvia

George and Sylvia

Michael Coleman

Ages 4–8loveacceptance

Cover of The Melting of Maggie Bean

The Melting of Maggie Bean

Tricia Rayburn

Ages 12–16self-acceptancebody image

Cover of Lose it for life for teens

Lose it for life for teens

Stephen Arterburn, Ginger Garrett

Ages 13–18health and wellnessself-acceptance

Cover of Huge

Huge

Sasha Paley

Ages 10–14friendshipself-acceptance

Cover of They call me fat Zoe

They call me fat Zoe

Martin, Don

Ages 8–12self-acceptancebody image

Cover of Big fat manifesto

Big fat manifesto

Susan Vaught

Ages 13–18self-confidencebody image

Cover of Kim

Kim

Beatrice Sparks

Ages 14–18eating disordersbody image

Cover of Models don't eat chocolate cookies

Models don't eat chocolate cookies

Erin Dionne

Ages 10–14self-acceptancebody image

Cover of Teenage Waistland

Teenage Waistland

Lynn Biederman

Ages 13–18self-esteembody image

Cover of The grooming of Alice

The grooming of Alice

Phyllis Reynolds Naylor

Ages 10–14self-acceptancebody image

Cover of The Bigger Book of Lydia

The Bigger Book of Lydia

Margaret Willey

Ages 12–16self-acceptancebody image

Cover of Pregnant pause

Pregnant pause

Han Nolan

Ages 12–16family changeself-discovery

Cover of Selling ourselves

Selling ourselves

Barb Palser

Ages 10–16self-acceptancebody image