LOOKS by Madeleine George – REVIEW

Viking – June 12, 2008 Meghan is obese. She is the largest person at Valley Regional High and her hulking size, oddly enough, allows her to blend into the background. Most people are too uncomfortable to make eye contact and most teachers are content to allow her to remain silent during class discussions. Meghan doesn’t [Keep Reading]

WINTERGIRLS by Laurie Halse Anderson – REVIEW

Lia fights a war every day. A war with herself. A war with food. At 95 pounds she still feels fat.When she looks in the mirror she sees the pockets of fat hanging on her body.Everyone else is just blind.Two stays in a treatment facility hasn’t cured her; it just forced her to develop techniques [Keep Reading]

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PURGE by Sarah Darer Littman – REVIEW

Janie is at Golden Slopes psychiatric hospital in the eating disorder ward where it is the Barfers against the Starvers. Janie fits into the Barfer category. She started bingeing and purging once a day, but it wasn’t long until she was running to the bathroom to throw up after every meal. PURGE is told through [Keep Reading]

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