Fat Angie: Homecoming is out now. By e.E. Charlton-Trujillo About a year after publishing Fat Angie—the first book in my ALA-winning series—I visited an Illinois high school book club. I hadn’t spent a lot of time with book clubs. Most of the students I met in traditional and alternative … [Read more...] about Lessons From a Teen Book Club and a Girl Named Angie
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Young Readers Need Positive Fat Representation in Literature
By Samantha Puc In the current kid lit canon, only a handful of books with fat-positive representation come to mind. New York Times bestselling author Julie Murphy writes fat protagonists in all of her books, including the middle-grade novel Dear Sweet Pea. Likewise, Amy Spalding writes young … [Read more...] about Young Readers Need Positive Fat Representation in Literature
Q&A with Angie Manfredi: THE (OTHER) F WORD
Today we’re delighted to welcome Angie Manfredi to the WNDB blog to discuss THE (OTHER) F WORD: A CELEBRATION OF THE FAT AND FIERCE, out September 24, 2019. The definitive collection of art, poetry, and prose, celebrating fat acceptance  Chubby. Curvy. Fluffy. Plus-size. Thick. Fat. The time … [Read more...] about Q&A with Angie Manfredi: THE (OTHER) F WORD