Getting Over Garrett Delaney By Abby McDonald (2012) Seventeen-year-old Sadie Allen has spent the last two years pining for her friend, Garrett, but when he heads off to literary camp for the summer without her, she decides to kick her unrequited crush for good, with the help of her co-workers, another boy, and her own […]
Digestate: a Food and Eating Themed Anthology By Various Authors (2012) Over 50 indie comic artists contribute their interpretations of the theme "food and eating" in this gigantic telephone-book sized anthology. A wide range of subject and tone including autobio, fiction, nonfiction and essays. Get Digestate: a Food and Eating Themed Anthology from the library […]
The Fatboy Chronicles By Michael Buchanan (2010) 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. Get The Fatboy Chronicles from the library today! Book Have you read The Fatboy Chronicles? What did you think? Write a […]
Cutting Myself in Half: 150 Pounds Lost, One Byte at a Time By Taylor LeBaron (2009) At age fourteen, Taylor LeBaron was nearly 300 pounds. He had difficulty just getting to the mailbox without becoming short of breath. A chubby kid from birth who was prone to obesity, Taylor allowed techie lifestyle. But a membership […]
Hunger By Jackie Morse Kessler (2010) Seventeen-year-old Lisabeth has anorexia, and even turning into Famine–one of the Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse–cannot keep her from feeling fat and worthless. Get Hunger from the library today! Book / eBook Have you read Hunger? What did you think? Write a comment below to share your thoughts.
Andrew Zimmern's Field Guide to Exceptionally Weird, Wild, & Wonderful Foods: an Intrepid Eater's Digest By Andrew Zimmern (2012) The host of "Bizarre Foods America" shares memorable moments from his unconventional culinary travels while describing some of the more unusual foods he has sampled, in an account that features fun facts about culture, geography, art, […]
Food Fight: a Graphic Guide Adventure By Liam O'Donnell (2010) Devin and Nadia are in a desperate race to stop a multinational corporation from gaining control of the food supply and ruining their mother's career. Get Food Fight from the library today! Graphic Novel / eBook Have you read Food Fight? What did you […]
Tyranny By Lesley Fairfield (2009) The novel starts with a single question: “How did I get here?” The answer lies in the pages that follow, and it’s far from simple. Pressured by media, friends, the workplace, personal relationships, and fashion trends, Anna descends into a seemingly unending cycle of misery. And whenever she tries to […]
Fat Angie By e.E. Charlton-Trujillo (2012) Angie is broken — by her can’t-be-bothered mother, by her high-school tormenters, and by being the only one who thinks her varsity-athlete-turned-war-hero sister is still alive. Hiding under a mountain of junk food hasn’t kept the pain (or the shouts of "crazy mad cow!") away. Having failed to kill […]
We on the Word Out team want to send a huge thank you to everyone who participated in the club this summer. We had a ton of fun reading your stories & poems, picking contest winners, meeting you at author events, and talking to you about the books you love. We hope that you had […]