The Best Books About Body Image and Eating Disorders for Kids

A crowded parade of bodies — short, tall, round, scarred, hairy, wrinkled, and busy — gets the same cheerful refrain.

Ellie writes rules for making her body less noticeable, then begins breaking them one by one.

One cruel comment sends Will into baggy clothes, skipped meals, and a private notebook he cannot stop filling.

Riley is leaving inpatient treatment for anorexia and trying to find out whether recovery can survive ordinary life.

Zubi starts noticing how casually the people she loves criticize their own faces, stomachs, and skin.

Lucy wants her older sister back, but Olivia’s eating disorder has changed the rules of their whole house.

A basketball player loses trust in her game and her hunger at the same time, while home becomes harder to read.

After a move and months of bullying, Ari begins to believe changing his body might repair everything else.

A plainspoken tour of what bodies do, why they differ, and how to treat your own with basic respect.

Maggie is sent to a sinister summer weight-loss camp where the wellness program may be the least healthy thing on the grounds.

Two estranged sisters trade identities after a cancer diagnosis, while Jayne keeps her own illness hidden.

A town bans mirrors, cameras, and portraits in the belief that nobody can hate a face they never see.