Recommended Reads from Susan Carr, Youth Services Librarian
Miss Fox’s Class Shapes Up (picture book)
By Eileen Spinelli
Miss Fox’s class is out of shape and she decides to do something about it. Will her students get behind her plan for a healthier way of life?
Halfway to Perfect: A Dyamonde Daniel Book (first chapter book)
By Nikki Grimes
In this fourth title in the award-winning series, the issue of body image is addressed when Dyamonde’s friend Damaris begins to worry about her weight.
Get Outside: The Kids Guide to Fun in the Great Outdoors (juvenile nonfiction)
By Jane Drake and Ann Love
Banish cabin fever! Activities are arranged into categories of Nature Lover, Outdoor Fun and Games, Cozy Inside, and Look to the Sky to keep everyone busy, whatever the weather.
Nothing (teen fiction)
By Robin Friedman
To everyone, Parker is an attractive, high-achieving high school senior with a bright future ahead of him. But he carries a hidden burden: He suffers from bulimia.
The Brilliant Fall of Gianna Z. (teen fiction)
By Kate Messner
Runner Gianna Z. has a week to complete her leaf collection, but something always gets in her way. Will this science assignment prevent her from competing in the cross-country sectionals?
Recommended Reads from Megan Gramke, Adult Services Librarian
Working Out Sucks! (And Why it Doesn’t Have to)
By Chuck Runyon
Bluntness and humor provide the kick in the keister many of us need to get motivated for exercise. This get-real plan has new approaches that will change your opinion of working out.
Age-Defying Fitness: Making the Most of Your Body for the Rest of Your Life
By Marilyn Moffat and Carole B. Lewis
Assess your level of physical performance and overcome age-related achiness, stiffness and illnesses by integrating activity into your life.
The Food Lover’s Healthy Habits Cookbook: Great Food & Expert Advice That Will Change Your Life
By Janet Helm
From Cooking Light magazine come 250 recipes, tips and solutions for keeping foods such as pizza and pasta in a healthful diet.
The Eat-Clean Diet for Family and Kids: Simple Strategies for Lasting Health & Fitness
By Tosca Reno
Nutritional information, anecdotes and recipes in this beginner’s guide can help burgeoning families side-step the obesity epidemic.
Managing Your Mind: The Mental Fitness Guide
By Gillian Butler and Tony Hope
This low-key compendium of mental fitness self-help offers modest goals for helping achieve overall well-being. You’ll discover practical skills to establish a good mind-body balance.
American College of Sports and Medicine Complete Guide to Fitness & Health
Edited by Barbara Bushman
Everyone knows the importance of good physical health, but this book provides insights into how to achieve it as well as maintain it through the years as age and lifestyle changes create obstacles.
