anorexia nervosa

The author recounts her struggles with anorexia and her own faith in God through a story about a fictional high school girl's obsession to have the perfect body.

Kathryn, a teenage anorexic who is resentful over having been placed in a treatment facility, unites her fellow patients to resist efforts by the staff to help them overcome their problems, but a series of events eventually forces her to accept the truth about her medical condition.

As 14-year-old Leslie begins to shed the weight she feels makes her imperfect, she finds it increasingly difficult to reach out for the psychological help she knows she needs.

Discusses eating disorders, the role of food in our lives, and how to stay healthy physically and mentally.

Examines the causes and effects of bulimia and anorexia and discusses ways in which these disorders can be prevented.

The author recounts the year she suffered from anorexia nervosa and explains how she recovered.

Fifteen-year-old Mike desperately attempts to take control as his parents separate and his life falls apart.

Unable to cope with the emotional turmoil of growing up, a 15-year-old gradually developing anorexia nervosa silently begs for but openly rejects help as she slowly starves herself.

The author describes her troubled years with anorexia and bulimia, disorders she embraced until a bout with them during her college years changed her perspective.

Having stopped eating after the death of her father, seventeen-year-old Laurel feels herself losing control of her life in the hot, magical world of Los Angeles.