Fat Chance
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- Synopsis
- Judi, a middle schooler, starts a 3 month diary as part of her English class requirements. She decides she is too fat and tries various ways of losing weight. She often writes about the skinniest girl in 8th grade, Nancy Pratt, whom she looks up to. Later, Nancy teaches her about bingeing and purging, which Judi soon follows. Judi loses control over her developing eating disorder, but just as Nancy is taken to a residential treatment facility for girls with eating disorders, Judi confesses all to a teacher, then her mother, and starts therapy. Written in a compelling diary format, this is an excellent book for young teens with some good lessons thrown in. Things Judi learns: she wasn't any happier at 120 pounds than at 127, her problems actually became worse, covering up her behaviors became increasingly harder for her and her guilt grew. Bookshare has a number of books about eating disorders.
- Copyright:
- 1994
Book Details
- Book Quality:
- Excellent
- Book Size:
- 215 Pages
- ISBN-13:
- 9780399227608
- Publisher:
- N/A
- Date of Addition:
- 11/17/08
- Copyrighted By:
- Lesléa Newman
- Adult content:
- No
- Language:
- English
- Has Image Descriptions:
- No
- Categories:
- Children's Books, Health, Mind and Body, Literature and Fiction, Religion and Spirituality
- Submitted By:
- Liz Halperin
- Proofread By:
- Lena
- Usage Restrictions:
- This is a copyrighted book.
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