pickBook 21 of 2024. This YA graphic novel was heartbreaking, as it dealt with bulimia and death of a parent. I wish it had been a little longer. ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
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pickBook 21 of 2024. This YA graphic novel was heartbreaking, as it dealt with bulimia and death of a parent. I wish it had been a little longer. ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
pick“You cry in your room. I cry in my room. Mom cries in Mom's room. And in the morning everyone pretends like they never cried once in their life.”
Teen Isabelle is grieving the loss of her dad, but what makes it even more heartbreaking is that no one - especially her mom - will talk about it or acknowledge the loss…
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Despite flaws in the test, for a former subscriber to Ms. Magazine, someone who saw Gloria Steinem speak at Duke University, who participated in Take Back the Night rallies, and whose later feminism was strongly influenced by work with birthing and childrearing families, it's a quick look at where feminism is today.
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pickA moving fictional account of a Taiwanese American girl with disordered eating, told in comics format. The author‘s note at the end says she based this on her own experiences and that doesn‘t surprise me because it rings so true.
Images can carry so much that isn‘t in the text. In this scene, it‘s clear that a football player is giving Jordan an appreciative look, but in the next panel we see Jordan‘s friend Valerie thinking Jordan is sadly delusional. That no football player would look twice at Jordan because she‘s fat. Valerie can‘t see what‘s right in front of her, including the fact that she herself has disordered eating.
Remember, don‘t eat, just taste.
[Her mother‘s instructions are about not eating her own birthday cake.]
Val faces her own fears following her dad's death.
Aw, this made me a bit teary. The kindness of strangers. Someone made a similar gesture when I was in the last days of editing and thinking I'd never submit.
Back on track with the Scarathon Photo challenge- and a new pal for Archibald my Skelefriend! Meet my new fave little ghostly ornament. Unnamed as of yet but SO super cute.
Not yet finished with the tagged book- but so far really good and touching.
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pickDespite being a book for teens, I‘d recommend this book for anyone struggling with mental health related to body image issues or loss of a loved one. It‘s an easy “coming of age” read that reminds you to appreciate the little things in life.
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