A group of teens in a Seattle-area rehabilitation center form an unlikely friendship as they begin to focus less on their own problems by reaching out to help a new member, who seems to have even deeper issues to resolve.
Contains thirteen essays that provide varying perspectives on issues related to anorexia, discussing topics such as the influence of fashion on the disease, the efficacy of Internet programs for helping to fight eating disorders, and genetic factors.
The author reflects on her fourteen-year battle with bulimia and anorexia, discussing how the eating disorders have affected her life from childhood through the present day.
After being a model daughter all her life, fifteen-year-old Francesca suddenly begins to starve herself and is diagnosed as suffering from a psychological disorder known as anorexia nervosa.
Seventeen-year-old Kim, feeling the pressure of maintaining an A average to stay on her college gymnastics team, becomes obsessive about her weight and develops anorexia.
After the death of their father, two sisters struggle with various issues, including their family history, personal relationships, and an extreme eating disorder.
