Angie Manfredi is a librarian and writer who owns every season of Law and Order on DVD and sends over 150 handwritten Valentines every year. She has spent the last 11 years working directly with children and teens of all ages in a public library and now works in library consulting on all things youth services. Angie is fat and not sorry about it. She is a passionate advocate for literacy, diversity, and decolonizing the discourse surrounding children’s literature.
This book of self-affirming, self-defining, and self-loving essays
is exactly what we need in this fat-hating, fat-phobic society we
are living in today.
*Mirna Valerio, ultramarathoner and author of A Beautiful Work in
Progress*
**STARRED REVEW**
"This outstanding anthology of essays, illustrations, poems, and
letters assembled and edited by librarian and writer Manfredi is a
celebration of every body and presents a revolutionary message
about fat acceptance and self-love."
*Publishers Weekly*
**STARRED REVIEW**
"A provocative and enlightening collection of personal essays,
prose, poetry and artwork. . .Essay titles and contributor bios are
almost as empowering as the pieces themselves."
*Shelf Awareness*
“Fat adults will wish they'd had this book growing up, and fat
teens will finally feel seen. Frank and fabulous.”
*Kirkus Reviews*
This powerful anthology creates an important discourse celebrating
body diversity, leaving readers feeling inspired to seek their own
form of self-acceptance. Recommended purchase for all libraries,
especially for those seeking engaging essays promoting body
positivity for teens.
*School Library Journal*
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