anorexia nervosa

Francesca, a model daughter and student, begins losing large amounts of weight and refuses to eat in a novel that is a composite of case histories of teenage girls suffering from anorexia nervosa.

Zibby is in treatment at Hope House for her bulimia and her new roommate turns out to be a lifelong enemy who is anorexic.

Nell wants to go to college, but her parents are forcing her to marry her cousin. Would she rather die?.

Discusses two eating disorders: anorexia nervosa, self-induced starvation, and bulimia, the binge-purge syndrome of overeating.

Introduces a new proven therapy for the disease.

Provides information about eating disorders, and features the stories of young women, including students, ballet dancers, models, and others, who are battling or have recovered from anorexia or bulimia.

After being brutally raped, Grady finally goes to a new high school where he meets an outgoing African American and several other students who try to help him deal with the horrible secret that is robbing him of his life.

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.

Becky Thayne and her mother alternate in describing how Becky suffered as a young woman from manic depression, anorexia, and bulimia and how she eventually recovered.