Awards and HonorsBooklist Top 10 Diverse Nonfiction 2018
ALA 2018 Notable Book Lists, Nonfiction
2017 National Book Critics Circle Finalist, Autobiography
Shelf Awareness 2017 Best Books of the Year, Nonfiction
2017 Indie Next List Preview Library Journal Top Ten Books of 2017 Kirkus Reviews Best Books of 2017, Memoirs Booklist 2017 Top of the List, Editor’s Choice, Adult Nonfiction
The Washington Post Books We Love So Far in 2017
Andrew Carnegie Medals for Excellence, 2018 Longlist, Nonfiction Publishers Weekly’s; Best Books of 2017, Nonfiction
2017 Goodreads Choice Award, Best Memoir & Autobiography Shelf Awareness 2017 Best Books of the Year, Nonfiction
Amazon.com Best Books of 2017, Biographies & Memoirs
Chicago Public Library Best Books of 2017, Adult Top 10
BuzzFeed 19 Best Nonfiction Books of 2017 Booklist Top of the List Editor’s Choice, Adult, Arts & Literature
Los Angeles Public Library Best of 2017: Nonfiction
NPR’s Book Concierge, 2017 Great Reads
"I ate and ate and ate in the hopes that if I made myself big, my body would be safe. I buried the girl I was because she ran into all kinds of trouble."
Topics Obesity. Eating disorders. Sexual assault. Self-acceptance. Racism. Memoir and autobiography.
SRC Level 8.300000
SRC Points 16.000000
Lexile 980L
Trim Size 8 1/4" x 5 1/2"
JLG Span Fall
Language English
Rights type Print
Publication date 2017-06-12
JLG Release Date Sep 2017
Minimum grade 11
Maximum grade 12
Reading level High
Format Print
Adult Crossover Nonfiction Plus (Grades 11 & Up)
Adult Crossover Nonfiction Plus
Adult Crossover Nonfiction Plus (Grades 11 & Up)
For Grades 11 & Up
For the more advanced high school reader who is ready for adult reading and enjoys nonfiction, our ACN Category is a great choice. With more sophisticated and challenging themes, these books open up new worlds for teen readers. Help them experience a new world monthly with the 14 books in ACN.
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