2016 Abe Lincoln Nominee

"Butter" is 16 years old and 423 pounds, He is funny and musically talented but his classmates and parents can't see beyond his weight.  Bullying incidents and being voted "most likely to have a heart attack" spark Butter's plan to commit suicide live...online on New Year's Eve. 

It's the same night that he's agreed to reveal himself to Anna, his chat-room crush; although they know each other from school, he has lied to her about his identity. However, Butter's Web site, where students suggest foods to add to his last meal, brings him instant popularity and reasons to live.

As the days count down, 

Butter has a big decision to make... 

 - Publishers Weekly Review

Call # YA LANGE, ERIN JADE

1 Year, 100 Pounds

Whitney Holcombe was self-conscious, shy, lonely, and bored with her life.  She said her weight held her back from doing things she wanted. 

 "If you are not healthy and not comfortable with the way you look, then your quality of life can never be as great as you want it to be," says Whitney.

Share Whitney's journey over 1 incredible year...loads of inspiration and effective strategies for nutrition, health and fitness that you can adopt to lose weight and get your life back!

Call # YA 613.25 HOL

It's all about feeling comfortable in your own skin

45 Pounds (more or less)
by K.A. Barson

Ann Galardi is 16 and a size 17. She's always struggled with her weight, and with her perfect size 6 mother.  Ann has a weight problem and a mother problem--and the two issues are likely connected.

 This summer, it's worse: Aunt Jackie is getting married in August, and Ann is her bridesmaid! She decides she's losing 45 pounds in two months or else.

Welcome to the world of infomercial diets, endless wedding dance lessons, embarrassing run-ins with the cutest guy Ann's ever seen, and other surprises.  Laugh along the way!

                  Call # BARSON, K.A., NEW