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Item Information   Copy / Holding Information     School Library Journal Review     More Content       More by this author     Awada, Dounya.     Subjects     Awada, Dounya -- Comic books, strips, etc.     Teenage girls -- Biography -- Comic books, strips, etc.     Body image -- Comic books, strips, etc.     Body dysmorphic disorder -- Comic books, strips, etc.     Eating disorders -- Comic books, strips, etc.     Self-acceptance -- Comic books, strips, etc.     Browse Catalog     by author:      Awada, Dounya.       by title:      Imperfect : a story ...       by call number:      306.4613 A964i     Search the Web     Awada, Dounya.     Awada, Dounya -- Comic books, strips, etc.     Teenage girls -- Biography -- Comic books, strips, etc.     Body image -- Comic books, strips, etc.     Body dysmorphic disorder -- Comic books, strips, etc.     Eating disorders -- Comic books, strips, etc.     Self-acceptance -- Comic books, strips, etc.       MARC Display

Imperfect : a story of body image / written by Dounya Awada ; art by Miralti Firmansyah ; colors by Fahriza Kamaputra ; lettering by Tyler Smith for Comicraft. by Awada, Dounya. Zuiker Press, 2019. Call #: 306.4613 A964i Subjects Awada, Dounya -- Comic books, strips, etc.   Teenage girls -- Biography -- Comic books, strips, etc.   Body image -- Comic books, strips, etc.   Body dysmorphic disorder -- Comic books, strips, etc.   Eating disorders -- Comic books, strips, etc.   Self-acceptance -- Comic books, strips, etc. ISBN:  9781947378070 (hc.) Description:  95 p. : ill.; 22 cm. Notes:  Includes an excerpt of Colorblind by Jonathan Harris (pages 87-95). Summary:  "Dounya Awada is a 24-year-old, devout Muslim, happy, healthy, and very much alive. But just a few years before, she nearly starved to death. Her struggle began when she was six years old. Little Dounya wanted nothing less than to be perfect, like her mother. She pushed herself hard every day, excelling in schoolwork and at home. She had to be the cutest, prettiest, smartest girl in the room. The slightest hint of imperfection led to meltdowns and uncontrollable tantrums. Her parents loved her fiercely but were unable to understand what was happening to their little girl. Being perfect all the time was exhausting. In Dounya's culture, food is nearly synonymous with love. Food is nourishment, nourishment is love, love is life. Dounya began to eat to fill the growing need within her. She grew in size, eventually hitting over 200 pounds at just age 15. Food became her only friend. Her peers mocked her. She felt utterly alone. As is the case for someone with dysmorphia, Dounya's obsession with food did a turnabout, and she began rigorous exercising and dieting. But even a substantial weight loss didn't satisfy her. She looked in the mirror and still saw the fat girl she used to be. She began the ugly cycle of bingeing and purging, eventually hitting a low weight of just 73 pounds. Dounya's horrific struggle with eating disorders has led her to advocate for boys and girls facing the same hurdles with which she struggled."--From publisher. Genre:  Graphic novels. Graphic non-fiction. Comic books, strips, etc. Autobiographical comic books, strips, etc. Other authors:  Firmansyah, Miralti. Kamaputra, Fahriza. Smith, Tyler. Holds:  0   Copy/Holding information Location Collection Call No. Item type Status   Alderney Gate Public Library Young Adult Graphic Nonfiction 306.4613 A964i Ya Books Checked in Add Copy to MyList Woodlawn Public Library Young Adult Graphic Nonfiction 306.4613 A964i Ya Books Checked in Add Copy to MyList

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