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Embrace your size : my own body positivity

Call Number

  • GRAPHIC NOVEL 306.4613 H254 TEEN (CEN, EAS, OSH, WSQ)

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Edition

First Yen Press edition.

Languages

In English, translated from Japanese.

Publication Information

New York, NY : Yen Press, 2022

Physical Description

159 pages : chiefly illustrations (some color) ; 21 cm

Audience

Rated T for Teen ; L.

Summary

What do you do when your body doesn't match the ideal shape as dictated by society? What do you wear when sweats seem to be the only clothes that fit you? How do you deal with the constant, overwhelming waves of criticism about your appearance from yourself and others? A love letter to anyone striving to embrace their size, this wonderfully illustrated, uplifting comic essay by a plus-size author chronicles her own journey with body positivity, what inspired her to change her mindset, and how she learned to love herself as she is.

Notes

Originally published in Japan in 2021 by Kadokawa Corporation, Tokyo.

Reads from right to left.

Contents

  • The days I thought, "I need to lose weight"
  • My encounter with body positivity
  • Body positivity starts to change my life
  • What gave me courage
  • Body positivity and my future self : Nao Yoshino x hara conversations.