Heavy: An American Memoir Character List These notes were contributed by members of the GradeSaver community. We are thankful for their contributions and encourage you to make your own. Written by people who wish to remain anonymous. Heavy: An American Memoir by Kiese Laymon.Named a Best Book of 2018 by the New York Times, Publishers Weekly, NPR, Broadly, Buzzfeed (Nonfiction), The Undefeated, Library Journal (Biography/Memoirs), The Washington Post (Nonfiction), Southern Living (Southern), Entertainment Weekly, and The New York Times Critics. In this powerful, provocative, and universally lauded memoir—winner of the. Heavy: An American Memoir Character List These notes were contributed by members of the GradeSaver community. We are thankful for their contributions and encourage you to make your own. Written by people who wish to remain anonymous. “ Heavy is an apt title for this memoir, which covers not only physical obesity—the author weighed 300 pounds as a teenager—but also the weight of systemic racism and white supremacy, and the power of a mother’s love.” –Emily Temple, Literary Hub.


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Heavy A Memoir Kiese
| Avail. Copies | Location | Call # |
|---|---|---|
| 1 of 1 | Norwich/Otis Adult Nonfiction | 305.896 LAY |
| 1 of 1 | Bethany/Clark Adult Collection | BIO LAY |
| 1 of 1 | Branford/Blackstone Adult Biography | BIO.LAYMON (KIESE) |
| 1 of 1 | East Lyme Public Adult Biography | B LAYMON, KIESE (Laymon) (Heavy) |
| 1 of 1 | Essex Adult Nonfiction | 305.8 LAY |
| 1 of 1 | Guilford Adult Biography | BIOG LAYMON, KIESE |
| 1 of 1 | Haddam/Brainerd Adult Biography | B LAYMON |
| 1 of 1 | Hamden/Brundage Community Adult Nonfiction | B/LAYMON |
| 1 of 1 | Hamden/Miller Adult Biography | B/LAYMON |
| 1 of 1 | Hamden/Whitneyville Adult Nonfiction | B/LAYMON |
| 1 of 1 | Madison/Scranton Adult Nonfiction | 305.896 LAYMON L |
| 0 of 1 | Meriden Adult Biography | BIO LAYMON, K |
| 2 of 2 | Middletown/Russell Adult Biography | B-LAYMON LAY |
| 1 of 1 | Mitchell College Book Stacks | PS3612 .A959 Z46 2018 |
| 0 of 1 | Old Lyme A Non-Fiction 300 | 305.896 LAY |
| 1 of 1 | Old Saybrook/Acton Adult Non-Fiction | B LAYMON LAYMON |
| 1 of 1 | Orange/Case Adult Biography | Biography LAYMON [Kiese] Laymon |
| 0 of 1 | Wallingford Adult Biographies | B LAYMON KIESE LA |
| 1 of 1 | West Haven Main Adult Non-fiction | AF-AM 813.6 LAYMON |
| 1 of 1 | Woodbridge Adult Biography | B LAYMON (KIESE) |

