anorexia nervosa

A first-person story of her own painful adolesence as the author explores her illness.

Emma Woolf chronicles her effort to beat her anorexia, which at its peak had her eating only a single apple per day. Woolf charts her gradual progress and how she learned to appreciate her body and find the will to focus more on her weight.

Working as a mother's helper in New York City, fifteen-year-old Sarah finds herself caught in the middle of a troubled relationship between an eccentric writer and her anorexic daughter.

Eleven-year-old Jasmine Harwood struggles with feeling accepted by her friends and classmates at school, but Jasmine thinks she has found an outlet for her frustrations when she begins to severely control her diet.

"With this second edition, the author, a recovered anorexic, draws upon her own experience with the disorder and with treatment, and has combined this with extensive research to produce a comprehensive account of the symptoms, causes and treatments of anorexia nervosa. It includes a directory of organizations for treatment of eating disorders and resources for information and referral"--Provided by publisher.

Describes different kinds of eating disorders, why they occur, and what can be done about them.

Describes compulsive eating, bulimia, and anorexia and discusses the mixed messages given to women and girls about eating, weight, diet, and looks, and how these messages can be destructive.

Seventeen-year-old Sethie, a senior at New York City's Franklin White girl's school, has outstanding grades, a boyfriend, and a new best friend but constantly struggles to lose weight.

When his parents decide to separate, eighth-grader Donnie watches with horror as the physical condition of his sixteen-year old sister, Karen, deteriorates due to an eating disorder.