Petro-Roy, Jen

"Evie is heartbroken when her strict Catholic parents send her pregnant older sister, Cilla, away to stay with a distant great-aunt. All Evie wants is for her sister to come back. Forbidden from speaking to Cilla, Evie secretly sends her letters. Evie writes about her family, torn apart and hurting. She writes about her life, lonely without Cilla. And she writes about the new girl in school, June, who becomes her friend, and then maybe more than a friend. . . . Evie could really use some advice from her big sister. She sends letter after letter. But Cilla isn't writing back"--Provided by publisher.

As she worries about her mother who is entering a rehab facility for alcoholism, eleven-year-old Veronica struggles with secrets, her favorite sport softball, and what she really wants to do with her life.

As she worries about her mother who is entering a rehab facility for alcoholism, eleven-year-old Veronica struggles with secrets, her favorite sport softball, and what she really wants to do with her life.

"This self-help guide for young readers delivers real talk about eating disorders and body image; tools and information for recovery; and suggestions for dealing with the media messages that contribute so much to disordered eating, written in a easy-to-understand, conversational way"--OCLC.

In the hospital where she is receiving treatment for anorexia, twelve-year-old Riley records her days in her journal--going to therapy, rediscovering her love of art, dealing with her rule-breaking roommate, and worrying about relapse once she returns home.

"This self-help guide for young readers delivers real talk about eating disorders and body image; tools and information for recovery; and suggestions for dealing with the media messages that contribute so much to disordered eating, written in a easy-to-understand, conversational way"--OCLC.

In the hospital where she is receiving treatment for anorexia, twelve-year-old Riley records her days in her journal--going to therapy, rediscovering her love of art, dealing with her rule-breaking roommate, and worrying about relapse once she returns home.

"Evie is heartbroken when her strict Catholic parents send her pregnant older sister, Cilla, away to stay with a distant great-aunt. All Evie wants is for her sister to come back. Forbidden from speaking to Cilla, Evie secretly sends her letters. Evie writes about her family, torn apart and hurting. She writes about her life, lonely without Cilla. And she writes about the new girl in school, June, who becomes her friend, and then maybe more than a friend. . . . Evie could really use some advice from her big sister. She sends letter after letter. But Cilla isn't writing back"--Provided by publisher.