This was a very well written book, though it ended with me wanting about twenty more pages- like it should have had another chapter or two. I would have given it five stars except I'm not sure about the graphic and detailed descriptions of binging and purging. It was good but being that the book was aimed at a middle school audience, they don't need to know techniques for bulimia. A little too much "how to". It's important not to gloss over what eating disorders are so that maybe someone will recognize themselves and realize they need to get some help but for those who don't, they don't need instructions for starting. I think I would consider having my daughters read it with me and discuss it but I definitely wouldn't let them read it on their own. One really strong point the book makes is showing how hard and yet how possible it is to stand up to peer pressure. It also deals with family relationships and grief. ( )

This book was super popular at my middle school. It spread like wildfire. Everyone ordered it from the book order and read it again and again. Or maybe I have a bad memory and it only seemed like they did. Still, this book followed me around seventh grade and I'm sure I read it more than once. ( )

Isabelle is a teenage girl that is barely aware of whats going on around her let alone what's going on inside her. Her father has passed away two years ago and she's been trying to deal with the feelings of how to cope as well as how be a typical teenage girl. How she learns to cope is one that most girls her age deal with feelings, binging and purging. That is until her little sister April finds her out and tells their mother.

Isabelle is forced by her mother to join a group with other girls her age to deal with her problem. It is at group where she is thrown into a friendship with a girl she has admired forever. After becoming friends Isabelle soon realizes that she isn't alone in feeling lonely, sad, or hurt from time to time.

I wasn't overly impressed with this book. I think that she might be a good book for a young girl that is going through a similar situation. I know from experience that its just nice to have someone to talk to when you need it. If its not an actual person its a book with a subject matter that matters to them or someone who is going through a similar situation. I'm also not sure if I would want to read a book by this author again. ( )

After being caught by her sister having an eating disorder, she is put into therapy. The main character has to discover enlightenment if imperfection. This book is great for girls and boys that need to learn to love themselves and to embrace imperfection. ( )

Was a really good book about a girl with a eating disorder an goes to a group with people just like her, there she meets the most popular girl in school and becomes good friends with her. ( )