Worthy of Love is a 2019 Canadian young adult coming-of-age novel by Andre Fenton, which follows the story of mixed-race Nova Scotian teenager Adrian Carter, a boy who has an eating disorder.
Tired of the harassment, Adrian sets a goal to lose as much weight as possible, which leads him to experiment with self-induced vomiting until he develops a habit of full-blown bulimia.
He secretly binge-eats at home, and dreads the idea that a girl he is attracted to, Melody Woods (affectionately nicknamed "Mel") will never love him because he is fat and ugly.
Accessible and engaging, full of honest feeling", although it also criticized the racial dynamics in the book; the bullies are all white, while main characters Adrian and Mel are biracial.
[6] Kristie Gadson, an American reviewer for Philadelphia-based Cleaver Magazine, viewed the book positively, stating, "candid, earnest, and full of emotion, Fenton gives us a unique yet personal story about one journey toward self-love.