Shrink: Story of a Fat Girl Botany and vital as the Amazon

and vital as the Amazon rainforest herself

or in iridescent cellophane baggies with twist ties

she might just lose it all

the war outside grows more deadly

and a fierce talent for survival

Shrink: Story of a Fat Girl Botany and vital as the AmazonDerided by her high school peers for being overweight, Rachel finally found a sense of purpose and belonging in a promising career as an EMTthat is, until her body got in the way. Shrink is a work of graphic medicine that depicts the emotional and physical realities of inhabiting a large body in a world that is constantly warning about the medical and social dangers of being too fat. This smart and candid book challenges the idea that weight loss is