SuitabookEating disorder and control
Lia severely restricts food, exercises compulsively and hurts herself while struggling with her illness.
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Laurie Halse Anderson - Author
This is an emotionally intense story about a teenager’s eating disorder, self-harm, grief and family relationships, with a thread of hope around recovery.
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Sign in for personalised guidanceThis is an emotionally intense story about a teenager’s eating disorder, self-harm, grief and family relationships, with a thread of hope around recovery.
Lia severely restricts food, exercises compulsively and hurts herself while struggling with her illness.
Lia hides her illness from her separated parents; her parents and stepmother care about her but do not always respond well.
Consider whether these subjects could be especially difficult for your reader at present.
This is a grounded book brief while Suitabook strengthens the analysis: some draft conclusions still depend on unresolved evidence.
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