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Title Authors Description OpenBook ID
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
Absent all day Absent all day Mark Goldstein Poetry: Anorexia, Loss. OL12642596W
Insatiable Insatiable Erica Rivera A provocative and engrossing memoir of a young mother's spiral into eating disorders and exercise addiction, and her subsequent struggle to reclaim control of her life.At twenty-four, Erica Rivera ap… OL13785424W
Anorexia & bulimia Anorexia & bulimia Steve Myers,Pete Sanders Discusses the nature, causes, and effects of anorexia and bulimia. OL15841505W
Sacred Sacred Elana K. Arnold Since her older brother died Scarlett has felt emotionally cut off from everyone on Catalina Island except for her horse, and she has become anorexic--but when she meets a strange boy named Will Cohe… OL16607111W
Full Full Kimber Simpkins "Full is the true, poignant story of one woman's spiritual journey as she recovers from anorexia, eases the emotional pain of her hunger through yoga and Buddhism, and finally becomes full. In this i… OL19708936W
The bubble gum thief The bubble gum thief Jeff Miller Special Agent Dagny Gray is smart, athletic, and fearless. She's also fragile, depressed, and anorexic. If she doesn't get healthy soon, the FBI will drop he-and she'll never have a chance to end the… OL19962003W
How to disappear completely How to disappear completely Kelsey Osgood "At fourteen, Kelsey Osgood became fascinated by the stories of women who starved themselves. She devoured their memoirs and magazine articles, committing the most salacious details of their cautiona… OL19972548W
Binary star Binary star Sarah Gerard "With luminous, lyrical prose, Binary Star is an impassioned account of a young woman struggling with anorexia and her long-distance, alcoholic boyfriend. On a road-trip circumnavigating the United S… OL19996194W
The only pirate at the party The only pirate at the party Lindsey Stirling Dancing electronic violinist Lindsey Stirling shares her unconventional journey in a memoir filled with the energy, persistence, and humor that have helped her successfully pursue a passion outside t… OL20016712W
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
Sobibor Sobibor Jean Molla Emma wants to know why she is anorexic. When she discovers an old notebook in her grandparents' house, disturbing secrets emerge that demand an answer. OL24299233W
Alice in the looking glass Alice in the looking glass Jo Kingsley,Alice Kingsley Alice in the Looking Glassis a moving memoir written by a mother and her anorexic daughter, Alice. At ten, Alice was an easy going, free spirited child with a tremendous sense of humour, adored by ev… OL24813294W
Cendrine Senterre Cendrine Senterre Catherine Desmarais "Cendrine Senterre: quinze ans, des parents divorcés qui habitent le même triplex, une mamie sourde chez qui elle se réfugie le plus souvent possible. Si on oublie que sa mère esthéticienne la harcèl… OL26190976W
Figures of lightness Figures of lightness Gabriella Ripa di Meana 269 p. : 22 cm OL721885W
Remembering Judith Remembering Judith Ruth Joseph Remembering Judith tells the harrowing story of a young Jewish girl growing up as the full time carer to a mother ravaged by anorexia. Ruth battles with prejudice and ignorance in 1950’s Cardiff as s… OL8158996W