Beachbody Challenge

Author: Júlia Barceló Illustrator: Camille Vannier Format: Hard Cover Size: 17 x 23 cm (portrait) Pages: 136 Age Level: +12 Publication date: September 2021

Grant available

Rights sold in: Simplified Chinese, Danish and Korean. Julia Barceló & Camille Vannier

Empower teenagers to change their relationship with their own body.

Through examples and thoughts contesting the diet culture, fatphobia, this vibrant and fun YA book will empower readers to feel comfortable with their body far beyond its appearance, appreciating the life experiences that it allows us to have.

SELLING POINTS

Helps young adults shift their relationship with their own body, shifting the focus away from beauty and appearance.

Encourages intuitive eating.

Ideal to work on self-awareness and self-care, listening to what the body needs.

Contests and problematizes beauty standards, fatphobia and the diet culture.

Intersectional approach and diverse characters.

Excellent for parents or educators to share with young adults.

Hilarious stories behind each character.

MARKETING MATERIALS

Embroidered patch.

Júlia Barceló is an actress and stage director, and she was a founding member of the theatre company Companyia Solitària. She is also a feminist activist, both online and offline: she promoted the hashtag #SerActriuÉs (#BeinganActresIs) to denounce sexism in the cinema and theatre industries and she is an advocate for the body neutral movement.

Camille Vannier is a French illustrator based in Barcelona since 2004. She currently works as a freelance illustrator and collaborates with magazines. She has authored and illustrated various books where humour is central. Her work has been featured in exhibitions and awarded national prizes.