Sad Perfect: A Novel

By: Stephanie Elliot

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Synopsis: Sixteen-year-old Pea looks normal, but she has a secret: she has Avoidant/Restrictive Food Intake Disorder, which means she can’t eat very much because nutritious foods frighten her. Having ARFID is like having a monster inside of her, one that dictates what she can eat, what she does and who she socializes with. This monster is growing and controlling more than just her food issues – it’s causing anxiety, depression and thoughts that she doesn’t want to have. When she falls crazy-mad in love with Ben, she hides her disorder from him, pretending that she’s fine. At first, everything really does feel like it’s getting better with him around, so she stops taking her anxiety and depression medication. And that's when the monster really takes over her life. Just as everything seems lost and hopeless, Pea finds in her family, best friend, and Ben the support and strength that she needs to learn that her eating disorder doesn’t have to control her. SAD PERFECT is a heart-wrenching debut from Stephanie Elliot.A Margaret Ferguson Book

Book Quality:: Publisher Quality
Book Size:: 320 Pages
ISBN-13:: 9780374303778
Related ISBNs:: 9780374303754
Publisher:: Farrar, Straus and Giroux
Date of Addition:: 03/15/25
Copyrighted By:: Stephanie Elliot
Adult content:: No
Language:: English
Has Image Descriptions:: No
Categories:: Teens, Health, Mind and Body, Literature and Fiction, Psychology
Grade Levels:: Seventh grade, Eighth grade, Ninth grade, Tenth grade, Eleventh grade, Twelfth grade
Reading Age:: 12–18
Submitted By:: Bookshare Staff
Usage Restrictions:: This is a copyrighted book.