Descrizione libro hardcover. Condizione: new. About the AuthorJen PetroRoy is a former teen librarian an obsessive reader and a trivia fanatic She lives with her husband and two young daughters in Massachusetts She is the author of PS I Miss You Good Enough and You Are Enough An Inclusive Guide to Body Image and Eating Disorder Recovery Jen is an eating disorder survivor and an advocate for recoveryProduct DescriptionA young girl with an eating disorder must find the strength to recover in this moving middlegrade novel from Jen PetroRoyBefore she had an eating disorder twelveyearold Riley was many things an aspiring artist a runner a sister and a friendBut now from inside the inpatient treatment center where shes receiving treatment for anorexia its easy to forget all of that Especially since under the influence of her eating disorder Riley alienated her friends abandoned her art turned running into something harmful and destroyed her familys trustIf Riley wants her life back she has to recover Part of her wants to get better As she goes to therapy makes friends in the hospital and starts to draw again things begin to look upBut when her roommate starts to break the rules triggering Rileys old behaviors and blackmailing her into silence Riley realizes that recovery will be even harder than she thought She starts to think that even if she does recover theres no way shell stay recovered once she leaves the hospital and is faced with her dieting mom the school bully and her gymnasticsstar sisterWritten by an eating disorder survivor and activist Good Enough is a realistic depiction of inpatient eating disorder treatment and a moving story about a girl who has to fight herself to surviveReviewEvery library needs Good Enough on its shelves Lyrical funny honest and brave this is a book that will save lives Katherine Applegate New York Timesbestselling author of Wishtree and CrenshawPetroRoy PS I Miss You an eating disorder survivor offers an intimate and realistic portrayal of Rileys destructive thinking patterns as well as her victories and setbacks A powerful welltold and authentic story Publishers WeeklyA supportive honest and empowering novel about mental health BooklistRaw and heartfelt Good Enough navigates the labyrinth of emotions attached to anorexia nervosa Written in journal form and based on the authors personal experience this story will tug on your heartstrings as you root for Riley to find her courage and realize she is the superhero in her own story Elly Swartz author of Give and Take and Finding PerfectIn Riley Jen PetroRoy has created a character so real that when she hurts we hurt Luckily when she heals we heal as well Jordan Sonnenblick author of Drums Girls and Dangerous PieGood Enough is a story that had me highlighting line after line so I could go back and read them again Not just because they were beautifully written and gave me tremendous insight into the mind of a girl fighting anorexia but because they made me laugh and they made me cry and they filled my heart with empathy for anyone fighting this disease This is an important book I want to shove into the hands of every child who thinks theyre not skinny enough not talented enough not brave enough not good enough Dusti Bowling author of Insignificant Events in the Life of a Cactus and 24 Hours in Nowhere. Codice articolo DADAX1250123518

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