Food school [graphic novel] / Jade Armstrong.
Record details
- ISBN: 9781772620962 (paperback)
- Physical Description: 77 pages : chiefly illustrations ; 18 cm
- Edition: 3rd edition.
- Publisher: Wolfville, NS : Conundrum Press, [2024]
- Copyright: ©2024
Content descriptions
General Note: | "1st edition (digital): for ShortBox Comic Fair, 2022 edited by Victor Martins with additional editing by Christine Wong"--Title page verso. "2nd edition: a Hello Boyfriend comic, 2023"--Title page verso. |
Search for related items by subject
Subject: | Young women > Comic books, strips, etc. Body image > Comic books, strips, etc. Eating disorders > Comic books, strips, etc. Self-esteem > Comic books, strips, etc. |
Genre: | Graphic novels. Slice-of-life comics. |
Available copies
- 1 of 1 copy available at Tsuga Consortium.
Holds
- 0 current holds with 1 total copy.
Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
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Lakeshore Branch | YA Armst | 31681010387041 | YADULT GN | Available | - |
- Perseus Publishing
"Funny and informative, Jade effortlessly hits the sweet spot between silly and sincere to deliver a delightful treat despite its heavy topic. Grab a snack, a drink and definitely grab Food School!" â Hana Chatani, author of Give Her Back To Me
A twenty-something college dropout enrols in a full-time outpatient program for eating disorder recovery. As they change their relationship with food, their relationships with people change, too.Â
Olive's post-secondary education isn't what they'd planned. Instead of college, they spend five days a week, eight hours a day at what Olive calls "Food School": a full-time outpatient program for eating disorder recovery where they learn, talk, and cry about eating disorders as part of a survivor support group.Â
Intensely committed to recovery, Olive confronts the secretive, self-destructive, and sometimes tragically comedic nature of their illness, while struggling with the complexities of modern mental health care. With support and perspective from their roommate, a fellow patient, and their partner, Olive learns to open up about their abusive relationship with food and exerciseâand finds ways to cope with the reality of living in a society that actively encourages disordered eating.Â
In this fictional slice of life comic, Jade Armstrong (Scout Is Not a Band Kid) explores the ways our relationships with food impact our connections with the people we love.