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Body Talk: 37 Voices Explore Our Radical Anatomy
by Kelly Jensen
Disclaimer: I received this e-arc from the publisher! Thanks! All opinions are my own.
Book: Body Talk: 37 Voices Explore Out Radical Anatomy
Author: Kelly Jensen, Eric Smith, Julie Murphy, Roshani Chokshi, Anna-Marie McLemore, Shane Burcaw, Sara Saedi, Alex Gino, Nic Stone, Yao Xiao, Junauda Petrus, Lilliam Rivera, I.W. Gregorio, Rachael Lippincott, Amanda Lovelace, Kati Gardner, Tyra Banks, Carolyn London, Kate Hart, Kate Bigam Kaput, Kelly Bastow, Patricia S. Elzie, Madame Gandhi, Eugene Grant, Gavin Grimm, Alicia Lutes, John McGinty, D.M. Moehrie, Ben Pu, Aly Raisman, Nat Razi, Abby Sams, Jourdain Searles, Mars Sebastian, Jerlyn M. Thomas, Kara Thomas, Libby VanderPloeg, Alice Wong
Book Series: Standalone
Rating: 5/5
Diversity: ownvoice narratives about their bodies
Recommended For...: informational short stories
Publication Date: August 18, 2020
Genre: YA Anthology Non-Fiction
Recommended Age: 10+ (eating disorders TW, gender dyphoria TW, cancer TW, body anxiety and body shaming narratives TW, talking about the body and some parts are a little gory)
Publisher: Algonquin Young Readers
Pages: 256
Synopsis: It’s time to bare it all about bodies!
We all experience the world in a body, but we don’t usually take the time to explore what it really means to have and live within one. Just as every person has a unique personality, every person has a unique body, and every body tells its own story.
In Body Talk, thirty-seven writers, models, actors, musicians, and artists share essays, lists, comics, and illustrations—about everything from size and shape to scoliosis, from eating disorders to cancer, from sexuality and gender identity to the use of makeup as armor. Together, they contribute a broad variety of perspectives on what it’s like to live in their particular bodies—and how their bodies have helped to inform who they are and how they move through the world.
Come on in, turn the pages, and join the celebration of our diverse, miraculous, beautiful bodies!
Review: I really loved this compilation of stories! The book did well to talk about what happens or could happen in a teens/yound adults body and the books speak from an ownvoice perspective. It talks about acne, scoliosis, eating disorders, gender dyphoria, and more! Overall, the writing is great. It’s inviting, non-judgmental, and comforting. But, most importantly, the book is informative, which is something that teens need more than anything.
Verdict: Highly recommend for teens and young adults!
Book: Body Talk: 37 Voices Explore Out Radical Anatomy
Author: Kelly Jensen, Eric Smith, Julie Murphy, Roshani Chokshi, Anna-Marie McLemore, Shane Burcaw, Sara Saedi, Alex Gino, Nic Stone, Yao Xiao, Junauda Petrus, Lilliam Rivera, I.W. Gregorio, Rachael Lippincott, Amanda Lovelace, Kati Gardner, Tyra Banks, Carolyn London, Kate Hart, Kate Bigam Kaput, Kelly Bastow, Patricia S. Elzie, Madame Gandhi, Eugene Grant, Gavin Grimm, Alicia Lutes, John McGinty, D.M. Moehrie, Ben Pu, Aly Raisman, Nat Razi, Abby Sams, Jourdain Searles, Mars Sebastian, Jerlyn M. Thomas, Kara Thomas, Libby VanderPloeg, Alice Wong
Book Series: Standalone
Rating: 5/5
Diversity: ownvoice narratives about their bodies
Recommended For...: informational short stories
Publication Date: August 18, 2020
Genre: YA Anthology Non-Fiction
Recommended Age: 10+ (eating disorders TW, gender dyphoria TW, cancer TW, body anxiety and body shaming narratives TW, talking about the body and some parts are a little gory)
Publisher: Algonquin Young Readers
Pages: 256
Synopsis: It’s time to bare it all about bodies!
We all experience the world in a body, but we don’t usually take the time to explore what it really means to have and live within one. Just as every person has a unique personality, every person has a unique body, and every body tells its own story.
In Body Talk, thirty-seven writers, models, actors, musicians, and artists share essays, lists, comics, and illustrations—about everything from size and shape to scoliosis, from eating disorders to cancer, from sexuality and gender identity to the use of makeup as armor. Together, they contribute a broad variety of perspectives on what it’s like to live in their particular bodies—and how their bodies have helped to inform who they are and how they move through the world.
Come on in, turn the pages, and join the celebration of our diverse, miraculous, beautiful bodies!
Review: I really loved this compilation of stories! The book did well to talk about what happens or could happen in a teens/yound adults body and the books speak from an ownvoice perspective. It talks about acne, scoliosis, eating disorders, gender dyphoria, and more! Overall, the writing is great. It’s inviting, non-judgmental, and comforting. But, most importantly, the book is informative, which is something that teens need more than anything.
Verdict: Highly recommend for teens and young adults!