The daily class discussions about the nature of man, the
existence of God, abortion, organized religion; suicide and other contemporary
issues serve as a backdrop for a high-school senior's attempt to answer a
friend's dramatic cry for help.
Dresser, Sarah. [1999]. Keeping
the moon.
Fifteen-year-old Colie, a
former fat girl, spends the summer working as a waitress in a beachside
restaurant, staying with her overweight and eccentric Aunt Mira, and trying to
explore her sense of self.
Frank, Lucy. [1996]. I am an artichoke.
Sarah can't wait to start her
summer job as a mother's helper in New
York City. There she meets twelve-year-old Emily, who
has a serious eating disorder and Sarah feels it is more than she can handle.
Going, Kelly. [2003]. Fat
kid rules the world.
Seventeen-year-old Troy, depressed, suicidal, and weighing nearly three
hundred pounds, gets a new perspective on life when Curt, a semi-homeless teen
who is a genius on guitar, asks Troy
to be the drummer in a rock band.
Mackler, Carolyn. [2003]. The
Earth, my butt, and other round things.
Feeling like she does not fit
in with the other members of her family, who are all thin, brilliant, and
good-looking, fifteen-year-old Virginia
tries to deal with her self-image, her first physical relationship, and her
disillusionment with some of the people closest to her.
Plum-Ucci, Carol.
[2002]. What happened to Lani Garver.
Sixteen-year-old Claire is unable to face her
fears about a recurrence of her leukemia, her eating disorder, her need to fit
in with the popular crowd on Hackett
Island, and her mother’s
alcoholism until the enigmatic Lani Garver helps her get control of her life at
the risk of his own.
Sparks, Beatrice. [2002].
Kim: Empty inside: The Diary of an anonymous teenager.
Seventeen-year-old Kim, feeling the pressure of
maintaining an A average to stay on her college gymnastics team, becomes
obsessive about her weight and develops anorexia.
Wilson, Jacqueline. [2002]. Girls
under pressure.
Ellie learns to deal with her
self-image as she battles anorexia.
Nonfiction
305.23 Brumberg, Joan Jacobs. [1997]. Body project: An intimate history of American girls.
305.235 SHA Shandler, Sara. [1999]. Ophelia speaks: adolescent girls write about their search for self.
305.4 DIB DiBattista, R [2002]. Female body image: a Hot issue. Effects that the media has on body image, how women adorn and alter their bodie to conform to societal expectations.
362.196 LIB Libal, Autumn. [2006]. Social discrimination and body size: Too big to fit?
362.2 ANO Balkin, Karen F. [2005] Anorexia.
613 LIB Libal, Autumn. [2005]. Can I change the way I look?: a Teen’s guide to the health implications of cosmetic surgery, makeovers, and beyond.
613.2 BAU Bauchner, Elizabeth [2005]. What do I have to lose?: A Teen’s guide to weight management.
613.2 NIC Nichter, Mimi. [2001]. Fat Talk: What girls and their parents say about dieting.
616.85 BUL Medina, Loreta. [2003]. Bulimia.
616.85 ESH Esherick, J. [2006]. Diet and your emotions: the comfort food falsehood. Explores causes behind compulsive eating and suggests methods for acquiring healthy eating habits and body image.
616.85 Strada, Jennifer. L. [2001]. Eating disorders.
646.7 EMM Emme and Paisner, Daniel. [1996]. True beauty: Positive attitudes and practical tips from the world's leading plus-size model.
921 GOTT Gottlieb, L. [2001]. Stick figure: a Diary of my former self. Author shares her childhood diaries, chornocling her experiences as an eleven-year old anorexic.
921 HORN Hornbacher, M. [1998] Wasted: a Memoir of anorexia and bulimia. Author reflects on her 14 year battle with bulimia and anorexia.
Websites
Teen Matters. www.teen-matters.com/home.htm. South Carolina Department of Mental Health