Eating issues

These books all touch on the subject of eating disorders, and will help young readers to gain an understanding of eating issues.

Wintergirls

by Laurie Halse Anderson

Marion Lloyd Books

Wintergirls tells the story of Lia, a recovering anorexic whose recovery is sent spiralling out of control when her former best friend (and bulimic), Cassie, is found dead in a motel room.

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Summer's Dream

by Cathy Cassidy

Puffin Books

Thirteen year-old Summer has always been passionate about dancing, but when the chance to audition for a place at a prestigious ballet school comes her way, she feels sure her dreams are about to come true.

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Zelah Green, Queen of Clean

by Vanessa Curtis

Egmont

Zelah Green lives her life in a permanent state of germ alert but doesn’t think her rituals – which involve washing each of her hands thirty-one times – are a problem.

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Butter

by Erin Jade Lange

Faber Children's Books

Bullied at school, and weighing over 400 lbs, Butter feels he has nothing left to live for, and announces he will eat himself to death live on the internet.

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How I Live Now

by Meg Rosoff

Penguin

15-year-old New Yorker, Daisy, is sent to England to spend a summer with her unconventional cousins: Isaac, Edmond, Osbert and Piper - plus their two dogs and a goat in a rambling English country house. So far so perfect, but...

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Pumpkin Pie

by Jean Ure

HarperCollins Children's Books

Some unpleasant comments from girls at school and an embarrassing incident relating to her weight lead a girl to start worrying about her self-image.

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Girls Under Pressure

by Jacqueline Wilson

Corgi Books

Ellie feels like the ugly duckling beside her slim, gorgeous friends Magda and Nadine. She decides to go on a diet, but she soon gets carried away with her plan to lose weight.

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