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Author Awata, Dounya, author.

Title Imperfect : a story of body image / written by Dounya Awada ; art by Miralti Firmansyah ; colors by Fahriza Kamaputra ; lettering by Tyler Smith for Comicraft.

Publication Info. Los Angeles : Zuiker Press, [2019]
©2019

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Location Call No. Status
 East Hartford, Raymond Library - Young Adult  GRAPHIC YA AWATA    Check Shelf
 New Britain, Main Library - Young Adult  YA 616.8526 AWA    Check Shelf
Description 95 pages : chiefly color illustrations ; 22 cm
Note 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. She is now studying clinical psychology, and hopes to open an eating and dysmorphia disorder facility in Las Vegas for boys and girls with her disorder. If her story helps just one person to recognize the beauty of their imperfection, then her pain will have been worthwhile. Zuiker Press is proud to publish stories about important current topics for kids and adolescents, written by their peers, that will help them cope with the challenges they face in today's troubled world."--Provided by publisher.
Subject Awada, Dounya -- Comic books, strips, etc.
Awata, Dounya -- Health -- Comic books, strips, etc.
Body dysmorphic disorder -- Patients -- Biography -- Comic books, strips, etc.
Teenage girls -- United States -- Biography -- Comic books, strips, etc.
Muslims -- United States -- 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 in adolescence -- Comic books, strips, etc.
Self-esteem in adolescence -- Comic books, strips, etc.
Self-reliance in adolescence -- Comic books, strips, etc.
Body dysmorphic disorder. (OCoLC)fst00835324
Body image. (OCoLC)fst00835344
Eating disorders. (OCoLC)fst00901199
Health. (OCoLC)fst00952743
Muslims. (OCoLC)fst01031029
Self-acceptance in adolescence. (OCoLC)fst01111476
Self-esteem in adolescence. (OCoLC)fst01111690
Self-reliance in adolescence. (OCoLC)fst01111919
Teenage girls. (OCoLC)fst01145412
United States. (OCoLC)fst01204155
Genre/Form Autobiographical comics. (OCoLC)fst01921583
Comic books, strips, etc. (OCoLC)fst01423722
Comics (Graphic works) (OCoLC)fst01921613
Graphic novels. (OCoLC)fst01726630
Nonfiction comics. (OCoLC)fst01921721
Autobiographical comics.
Nonfiction comics.
Comics (Graphic works)
Graphic novels.
Added Author Firmansyah, Miralti, artist.
Kamaputra, Fahriza, illustrator.
Smith, Tyler (Letterer), letterer.
ISBN 9781947378070 (hardcover)
1947378074 (hardcover)
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