Cheeky: A Head-To-Toe Memoir (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9781635574524)

A Beat Most Anticipated Graphic Novel of Fall 2020

The funny, exuberant, inspiring antidote to body shame--a full-color graphic memoir celebrating the imperfections of the author's female body in all its glory.

Too tall. Too short. Too fat. Too thin. The message is everywhere--we need to pluck, wax, shrink, and hide ourselves, to not take up space, emotionally or literally; women are never "just right." Well, Ariella Elovic, feminist and illustrator extraordinaire, has had enough. In her full-color graphic memoir Cheeky, she takes an inspiring and exuberant head-to-toe look at her own body self-consciousness, and body part by body part, finds her way back to herself.

How does Ariella learn not to see herself as a never-finished DIY project, but to accept and even love the physical attributes society taught her to hide? How does a mirror go from a "black hole of critique" to a "who's that girl" moment? Essential to her journey is her posse of girlfriends, her "yentas." Together, they discover that sharing "imperfections" and some of the gross and "unsightly" things our bodies produce can be a source of endless laughs and deep bonding. It helps to have a team with some outside perspectives to keep our inner bullies in check.

Charming and hilarious, full of empathy and candor, and gorgeously illustrated, Cheeky aims to inspire all of us to embrace our bodies, flaws and all, as well as our bodies' needs, desires, and inherent power.

Author: Ariella Elovic
ISBN-10: 1635574528
ISBN-13: 9781635574524
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing
Language: English
Published: 12/08/2020
Pages: 256
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 1.65lbs
Size: 8.90h x 6.50w x 1.20d

Review Citation(s):
Publishers Weekly 10/19/2020
Library Journal Prepub Alert 07/01/2020 pg. 39
Kirkus Reviews 10/01/2020
Booklist 01/01/2021 pg. 52