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Gr 8 Up—This realistic tale opens as Stephanie (Stevie) arrives at a 60-day residential treatment facility for eating disorder, located in rural New Mexico. Back in Atlanta, Stevie thought she had it all figured out—how to starve herself slowly (except when she got drunk, binged, and purged) so that she would be dead in a year. The treatment center proves to be a challenge, though, and a strict routine dictates Stevie's existence day to day: therapy with "Shrink," carefully portioned meals and snacks designed to help Stevie gain weight,...Log In or Sign Up to Read More

After the death of her beloved brother Josh, seventeen-year-old Stevie Deslisle is overwhelmed by guilt, grief, and a worsening eating disorder. She’s drinking too much and eating too little; her only remaining aspiration is to waste away completely by the anniversary of Josh’s death. But a month before her deadline, Stevie’s dad sends her to an eating disorder clinic in the New Mexico desert, where Stevie’s painful, faltering rec...Log In or Sign Up to Read More

After her brother dies, seventeen-year-old Stevie is overwhelmed by grief and a worsening eating disorder. She aspires to waste away by t...Log In or Sign Up to Read More