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Me Siento Gorda Me Siento Gorda Lorraine C. Ladish For many years she kept her eating disorder a secret: the lonely binge and purge cycles to avoid gaining an ounce. Despite her obvious variations in weight and size, the depressions and feelings of f… OL10251250W
Not all Black girls know how to eat Not all Black girls know how to eat Stephanie Covington Armstrong Describing her struggle as a black woman with an eating disorder that is consistently portrayed as a white woman's problem, this insightful and moving narrative traces the background and factors that… OL13765039W
Anorexia nervosa Anorexia nervosa Daniel E. Harmon Explores the truth and misconceptions regarding anorexia nervosa by examining its history, causes, considerations, treatment, and related eating disorders. OL15012384W
Understanding bulimia nervosa Understanding bulimia nervosa Debbie Stanley Discusses bulimia, an eating disorder which is characterized by alternating episodes of binge eating and purging. OL15845695W
Fear of being fat Fear of being fat Charles C. Hogan,C. Philip Wilson xiii, 385 pages ; 24 cm OL19516462W
Sick Enough Sick Enough Jennifer L. Gaudiani Patients with eating disorders frequently feel that they aren't "sick enough" to merit treatment, despite medical problems that are both measurable and unmeasurable. They may struggle to accept rest,… OL20166635W
India (The Divas) India (The Divas) Victoria Christopher Murray While India Morrow is happy her BFFs included her in the Divas, she knows she’s not cute like Diamond, cool like Veronique, or smart like Aaliyah. Maybe if she were supermodel-thin, like her mom, she… OL2189388W
Spaces in Between Spaces in Between Caroline Jones 320 pages ; 133 x 200 mm OL25185799W
Perk! Perk! Liza F. Hall Unhappy about boys, her parents, and her body, tenth grader Perk becomes a victim of bulimia and resorts to binge eating and forced vomiting to gain control of her life. OL2643120W
Don't call me Kit Kat Don't call me Kit Kat K. J. Farnham Junior high is where things really start to happen. Cliques form and break apart. Couples are made and destroyed. And a reputation is solidified that you won't ever be able to escape. Everything you … OL27675829W
Death wish Death wish Brian Garfield Paul Benjamin, a successful accountant in New York City, is enjoying a three-martini lunch when his home is broken into by a gang of drug addicts. For just a handful of money, they savagely beat Paul… OL2961375W
Nothing Nothing Robin Friedman Despite his outward image of popular, attractive high-achiever bound for the Ivy League college of his father's dreams, high school senior Parker sees himself as a fat, unattractive failure and finds… OL36963W
Hope and recovery Hope and recovery Emma Lou Thayne 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. OL4097187W
Anorexia and bulimia Anorexia and bulimia Dayna Wolhart Defines anorexia and bulimia and explains the causes, side-effects, and treatment of these eating disorders. OL4633323W
Coping with a negative body-image Coping with a negative body-image Kathryn Bowen-Woodward Advises the teen girl on viewing her body in a positive and healthy way so that diet and exercise programs don't get out of hand. OL4773629W
Perfect Perfect Natasha Friend Following the death of her father, a thirteen-year-old uses bulimia as a way to avoid her mother's and ten-year-old sister's grief, as well as her own. OL5707190W
Purge Purge Sarah Littman When her parents check sixteen-year-old Janie into Golden Slopes to help her recover from her bulimia, she discovers that she must talk about things she has admitted to no one--not even herself. OL5710428W
Shadow girl Shadow girl Deb Abramson "As the good little girl in an unhappy family who hid her darker troubles, Deb Abramson felt like she was living with another girl, a shadowy being who would neither leave nor make herself known. Cr… OL5749822W
Running on empty / by Anna Paterson Running on empty / by Anna Paterson Anna Paterson A fictional work about three teenage girls who have some eating problems. The book explores the different effects on each girl and describes the difficulties they face as secrets are disclosed and tr… OL5982304W
When food's a foe When food's a foe Nancy J. Kolodny Examines the causes and effects of bulimia and anorexia and discusses ways in which these disorders can be prevented. OL771195W
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