Unashamed

Vernon's determined advocacy for body positivity as a feminist and mental health issue, and her painful journey to self-acceptance, are moving and powerful, forcing readers to examine their own preconceptions about beauty standards and health. -Booklist This candid memoir will be of interest for those who have experienced emotional, physical, or sexual violence, and who are seeking forceful encouragement toward self-empowerment and self-expression. -Library Journal Vernon's narration reads like an intimate heart-to-heart chat with a friend . . . Irreverent, vulnerable, and unapologetic in every sense. -Kirkus Reviews Readers will head straight to her Instagram if they aren't established fans. Tough topics like mental illness, domestic violence, and abortion are covered unflinchingly, with a frankness that will appeal to older teens. -School Library Journal Deeply powerful in its vulnerability, Unashamed invites us into the pain, beauty, and redemption that have shaped Leah Vernon. We are transformed through the act of witnessing . . . . One of the most generous memoirs I've ever read. -Virgie Tovar, author of You Have the Right to Remain Fat I love the fierce, unflinching honesty and integrity in Unashamed . . . . I laughed and cried and read this book in awe of Leah Vernon's brave, bold, and beautiful voice. -Randa Abdel-Fattah, author of The Lines We Cross and Does My Head Look Big in This? Unashamed is everything Leah Vernon embodies on a daily basis: authenticity, resiliency, and, most of all . . . unquestionable courage . . . . I'm so thankful for Leah: the fantastically powerful force behind this literary triumph. -Jes Baker, author of Things No One Will Tell Fat Girls and Landwhale