Teen Body Image

In this imperfect world, even good gifts—like your body!—come with major challenges. Over thirty-one days, learn how to pursue and enjoy God's good purpose for your embodied life.

Anxiety is on the rise, and teenagers are not immune. In fact, the prevalence of social media makes social anxiety in adolescents more likely than ever. Does your teen compare themselves to the influencers and pop stars they see on Instagram? Our teenagers are fighting an uphill battle when it comes to self-image. They’re surrounded by airbrushed photos and the pressure to live up to an impossible ideal–even more so than we were when we were younger.

She was a good girl from a good family, with everything she could want or need. But below the surface, she felt like she could never be good enough. Like she could never live up to the expectations that surrounded her. Like she couldn't do anything to make a change. But there was one thing she could control completely: how much she ate. The less she ate, the better - stronger - she felt. But it's a dangerous game, and there is such a thing as going too far.... Her innermost thoughts and feelings are chronicled in the diary she left behind.

Tally lives in a world where your 16th birthday brings aesthetic perfection: an operation that erases all your flaws, transforming you from an "Ugly" into a "Pretty". She is on the eve of this important event and cannot wait for her life to change. As well as guaranteeing supermodel looks, life as a Pretty seems to revolve around having a good time. But then she meets Shay, who is also 15 - but with a very different outlook on life.

Named a Finalist in the Next Generation Indie Book Awards. A romantic love triangle that will appeal to fans of Girl in Pieces and Thinspo--this compelling story explores insecurity and the power of words to hurt and to heal. When tall, gorgeous Brody asks Olivia to prom, she’s ecstatic—until he suggests she use the next two months to lose some weight. But how thin is thin enough? What starts as a few skipped meals spirals into a dangerous obsession—hours spent scrolling pro-ana and thinspo forums, tracking calories like a lifeline, and watching the number on the scale plummet. The ...

Your body rules - the know-how a girl needs to navigate the changes of puberty. Puberty can be a difficult time for a young girl - and it’s natural not to know who (or what) to ask. Celebrate Your Body encourages girls to face this whole puberty thing with excitement and empowerment. From period care to mysterious hair in new places, this standout among puberty books for girls has the answers you’re looking for - in a way you can relate to.

In the second book of the Uglies series, Tally's Pretty. And everything's changed. The new, Pretty Tally is totally happy right where she is. She doesn't think she needs any kind of cure at all. When someone from her Ugly life shows up with a message, Tally has a hard time listening. Did she really promise to give all this up? Is she bound by a promise she made when she was a different person?

"Special Circumstances": The words have sent chills down Tally's spine since her days as a repellent, rebellious ugly. Back then Specials were a sinister rumor - frighteningly beautiful, dangerously strong, breathtakingly fast. Ordinary pretties might live their whole lives without meeting a Special. But Tally's never been ordinary. And now, in the third book in the series, Tally's been turned into a Special: a superamped fighting machine engineered to keep the uglies down and the pretties stupid.

In her groundbreaking debut essay collection, actress Lily Collins—Golden Globe-nominated star of Rules Don’t Apply, Mortal Instruments, and To the Bone—is opening a poignant, honest conversation about the things young women struggle with: body image, self-confidence, relationships, family, dating, and so much more. Lily shares her life and her own deepest secrets, underlining that every single one of us experiences pain and heartbreak. We all understand what it’s like to live in the light and in the dark. For Lily, it’s about making it through to the other side, where you love what you see in the mirror and where you embrace yourself just as you are. She's learned that all it takes is one person standing up and saying something for everyone else to realize they’re not alone. By turns hilarious and heartbreaking, Lily’s honest voice will inspire you to be who you are and say what you feel. It’s time to claim your voice! It’s time to live your life unfiltered.

Seventeen-year-old Elena is vanishing. Every day means renewed determination, so every day means fewer calories. This is the story of a girl whose armor against anxiety becomes artillery against herself as she battles on both sides of a lose-lose war in a struggle with anorexia.

Extras, the final book in the Uglies series, is set a couple of years after the "mind-rain", a few earth-shattering months in which the whole world woke up. The cure has spread from city to city, and the pretty regime that kept humanity in a state of bubbleheadedness has ended. Boundless human creativity, new technologies, and old dangers have been unleashed upon the world.

GOLD MEDAL WINNER 2024 GLOBAL PUBLISHING AWARDS for Teen & Young Adult Literature & Fiction Written by an ex-Vogue and Elle Beauty Editor and AWARD WINNING AUTHOR who knows the media inside and out, "Girl Unplugged" lifts the lid on social media, body love and girl group dynamics to show you how to UNPLUG from the pressure - on your own terms! Are you ready to discover unbreakable self-esteem and total body love? Do you want to "unplug" from the comparison culture of social media and peer pressure? You’ve come to the right place! In "Girl Unplugged: Survival Guide for Teens," you’ll ...

Lia and Cassie are best friends, wintergirls frozen in fragile bodies, competitors in a deadly contest to see who can be the thinnest. But then Cassie suffers the ultimate loss - her life - and Lia is left behind, haunted by her friend's memory and racked with guilt for not being able to help save her.

Experience unshakeable confidence in just weeks, even if self-doubt has defined you for years! Are you constantly battling self-doubt, no matter how hard you try? Does peer pressure and social media make you question your identity and self-worth? Do you find yourself wondering how others seem so confident while you feel stuck? If any of these questions resonate with you, you're definitely not alone. Teens everywhere face the same struggles, facing a whirlwind of expectations, judgments, and comparisons. But here's the reality: You can break free from the shackles of self-doubt and start ...

We all want to look good and for teenage girls, this is particularly important. The right size, the right hair, perfect legs, and beautiful skin are just a small fraction of what a teenage girl wants. The reality, of course, is that there is no such thing as a perfect body. Each one of us has something (or several things) that aren’t quite right, but it’s when we allow these small issues to become big one that the problems can start.

Puberty is one of the first signs that you’re growing up - and that’s something to be celebrated. If you’re looking for body-positive puberty books for girls but aren’t sure where to start - Celebrate Your Body 2 provides the support needed to navigate this whole puberty thing with confidence. From bras and braces to budding romantic feelings, this guide stands out among puberty books for girls as you become an expert on everything from pimples to peer pressure.

This is an anonymous true short story about the fear of being nude (gymnophobia) within male spaces where changing clothes and showering take place. The author of this true short story wants the teen male who reads this disclosure to know that you're not alone, and that all adult men have been in your shoes.

A Modern Parent’s Guide to Health, Confidence, and Compassionate Change Is your teen or pre-teen struggling with weight, self-esteem, or body image? You’re not alone — and neither are they. In this newly updated and expanded guide, Dr. Richard L. Travis takes a fresh, inclusive, and deeply human approach to one of the most pressing issues facing today’s youth: how to build real health in a world obsessed with appearances. Gone are the days of calorie counting and shame-based advice. This book is about connection over control, nourishment over numbers, and helping your child build ...

Seventeen-year-old Maddie has always felt a hole in her life, but she has finally found a way to fill it with her quest to mold her body into her ideal, thinnest shape. When she comes across the world of “thinspiration” websites, where young people encourage each other in their mission to lose weight, she quickly becomes addicted. Finally, she has found a place where she is understood and where she can belong.

The champion must not waver. The champion must not fear. The gate of darkness closes. Elisa is a fugitive. Her enemies have stolen the man she loves, and they await her at the gate of darkness. Her country is on the brink of civil war, with her own soldiers ordered to kill her on sight. Her Royal Majesty, Queen Lucero-Elisa née Riqueza de Vega, bearer of the Godstone, will lead her three loyal companions deep into the enemy's kingdom, a land of ice and snow and brutal magic, to rescue Hector and win back her throne.