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While renovating her house and her life, Savvy Sheldon finds things going not as planned and soon realizes that she should have started her renovation the other way around, beginning with how she sees and loves herself before she can love someone else.
22) Big girl
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A chubby little girl with blond hair, blue eyes, and ordinary looks, Victoria Dawson has always felt out of place in her family, especially in body-conscious Los Angeles. Her parents are disappointed by their daughter's looks. Later in life, the one thing Victoria knows is that she has to get as far away from home as possible and, after college in Chicago (which her parents disapprove of), she moves to New York City.
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2018.
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Growing up as a fat girl, Virgie Tovar believed that her body was something to befixed. But after two decades of dieting and constant guilt, she was over itandgave herself the freedom to trust her own body again. Ever since, shes been helpingothers to do the same.Tovar is hungry for a world where bodies are valued equally, food is free frommoral judgment, and you can jiggle through life with respect. In concise and candidlanguage, she delves into...
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Food was the one thing Holly could count on after her husband's death. Now, those extra pounds even make flying coach hard, since she's sitting next Logan Montgomery, a personal trainer to pro athletes. Logan agrees to help her and soon she slims down to a looker with curves. Logan is a man that goes by image. Now that Holly's turning other men's heads, does she even need Logan anymore? Are they a couple built to last, or is this sizzling affair going...
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Andrews McMeel Publishing
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2020.
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If you've ever seen a fat person post a bikini shot on social media, you already know that they are #verybrave, because apparently existing in a fat body in public is #brave. Byer shares her impressive bikini collection -- and her hot body -- with the world. Her purpose: to help other people feel #brave by embracing their body as it is. She shares her journey to becoming #brave, as well as hot tips and tricks -- on how to find the perfect bikini,...
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[2015]
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Told through a series of larger-than-life snapshots, Fat Girl Walking is a hilarious memoir in essays about love, sex, marriage, motherhood, bikinis, and loving your body, no matter what size you are, from the acclaimed blogger and body image advocate. Brittany Gibbons has been a plus size her whole life. But instead of hiding herself in the shadows of thinner women, Brittany became a wildly popular blogger and national spokesmodel -- known for stripping...
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Cannie Shapiro volume 1
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English
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Cannie Shapiro, "a smart, sharp, plus-sized pop culture reporter", is devastated when her ex-boyfriend writes an artilce about "loving a larger woman."
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"When pro baseball player Chase Walker first meets Amanda at her restaurant, it's love at first sight. While Amanda can't help noticing the superstar with the Greek-god-build, he doesn't have a chance of getting to first--or any other--base with her. A successful entrepreneur who's built her business from scratch, Amanda doesn't need a Prince Charming to sweep her off her feet. And a curvy girl who likes to cook and eat isn't interested in being around...
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Mad Fat Girl novels volume 1
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New American Library
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[2012]
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English
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"Graciela "Ace" Jones is a sassy high school teacher, known in her small town of Bugtussle, Mississippi, for an outsize presence and a mouth to match. But that big mouth might get her into big trouble. When her best friend and coworker, Lilly, is fired by their horrible principal, Ace and their mutual friend Chloe know they have to prove Lilly's innocence. Then Chloe lands in a crisis of her own when her aristocratic--and emotionally abusive--husband...
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Gallery Books
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2012.
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Focusing on her demanding job and harboring a secret crush on her photographer best friend after her divorce, Willow struggles with self-esteem issues when comparing herself to her slim and happily married identical twin before finding an amazing pair of vintage shoes that seem to have a magical effect on her life.
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Seal Press
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2018.
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A body-positive call to arms that's as inspirational as it is practical, from Instagram star Megan Jayne Crabbe. For generations, women have been convinced that true happiness only comes when we hit that goal weight, shrink ourselves down, and change ourselves to fit a rigid and unrealistic beauty ideal. We've been taught to see our bodies as collections of problems that need to be fixed. Instagram star Megan Jayne Crabbe is determined to spread...
38) Full figured 14
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Urban Books, LLC
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[2019]
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English
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&;No Strings Attached&; by La Jill Hunt: When they were children, people couldn&;t tell identical twins Brooke and Brittany apart. Now that they're grown, the beautiful, plus-sized divas still look alike, but they are very different. Brooke is a free spirit who lives life on her own terms and does things her way. Brittany, on the other hand, is cautious and plays by the rules. Despite their differences, the sisters are each other's yin and yang&;until...
39) Landwhale: on turning insults into nicknames, why body image is hard, and how diets can kiss my ass
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Seal Press
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2018.
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English
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A leader in the body positivity movement provides a glimpse into her inner life, discussing her experiences from growing up fat to dating while fat.
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Midnight Ink
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c2011
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English
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Corpse magnet Odelia Grey is at it again - stumbling across a dead body at a wedding reception while "Achy Breaky Heart" plays in the background. Bodies are turning up so fast that Odelia enlists the help of her family and friends - Greg, Seth, Zee, Detective Frye, her half brother Clark, even her pompous boss Michael Steele. But solving a mystery is twice as hard when the victims have more secrets than the killer.
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