From celebrated author and illustrator Debbie Tung comes My Perfectly Imperfect Body, a frank, honest, and deeply vulnerable graphic memoir that chronicles the author's journey of overcoming body-image struggles throughout her youth and young adult years.Debbie Tung has a simple and gentle message: your body is worthy of being treated with kindness and love at any size.Illustrated in her unique personal style, Tung shares the experiences of her teenage years and how growing into a mature body combined with teenage angst, vulnerability, and the pressure on girls to be thin and pretty spiraled her into disordered eating. She became obsessed with exercising and dieting, but no matter how much weight she lost, it was never enough. She spent the next few years trying to heal her eating habits, learning about self-love, and finally making peace with her body.My Perfectly Imperfect Body is her story and one she shares with many survivors of a thin-obsessed media. She hopes her gentle comics provide a safe space to rest on whichever healing journey you find yourself on as you read.

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Debbie Tung is a cartoonist and illustrator. She draws about everyday life and her love for books and tea. Debbie is the author of Quiet Girl in a Noisy World, which was listed as a recommended read in O, The Oprah Magazine. She is also the author of Book Love, Happily Ever After, and Everything Is OK, both of which were finalists in the Goodreads Choice Awards. Her comics have been shared widely by Huffington Post, 9GAG, Bored Panda, and Goodreads, among others. She lives in Birmingham, England, with her husband and son. You can see more of Debbie's work on her website (www.debbietung.com) and social media (@debbietungart).

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From celebrated author and illustrator Debbie Tung comes My Perfectly Imperfect Body**, a frank, honest, and deeply vulnerable graphic memoir that chronicles the author's journey of overcoming body-image struggles throughout her youth and young adult years.** A Graphic Novels and Comics Round Table (GNCRT) Outstanding Comics Award Honor for Best YA Nonfiction Debbie Tung has a simple and gentle message: your body is worthy of being treated with kindness and love at any size. Illustrated in her unique personal style, Tung shares the experiences of her teenage years and how growing into a mature body combined with teenage angst, vulnerability, and the pressure on girls to be thin and pretty spiraled her into disordered eating. She became obsessed with exercising and dieting, but no matter how much weight she lost, it was never enough. She spent the next few years trying to heal her eating habits, learning about self-love, and finally making peace with her body. My Perfectly Imperfect Body is her story and one she shares with many survivors of a thin-obsessed media. She hopes her gentle comics provide a safe space to rest on whichever healing journey you find yourself on as you read.