Between the Lines
EATING DISORDERS BOOK LIST
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Everything I Know About You
Barbara Dee
TPL Book, WorldCat
Trigger Warning: Eating Disorders
Tally is a unique, confident 12-year-old who is comfortable in her own skin. That is, until she has to share a room with Ava on an overnight school trip to Washington D.C. Tally begins to see that Ava has strange behaviors like working out late at night and barely showing up for dinner. Should Tally approach Ava about it or should she go to an adult? Why is Tally now feeling funny about herself?
Good Enough
Jen Petro-Roy
TPL Book, Hoopla, WorldCat
Trigger Warnings: Bullying, Death (mention of), Diet Culture, Eating Disorders
Twelve-year-old Riley was happy. She was an athlete, had a steady family life, and a great group of friends. That all changed when a classmate began teasing her about her weight. Riley became determined to lose as much weight as possible in order to be the best athlete she could be; a goal that ultimately landed her in a medical facility, fighting for her life.
Swing Sideways
Nancy Terner Steveson
Hoopla, WorldCat
Trigger Warnings: Death, Eating Disorder
Annabel’s life has been ridged. Her time was scheduled to the minute and ruled by spreadsheets of her weekly schedule. But this summer will be different. This summer she will be free. With new goals set by the psychologist that she is seeing for her eating disorder recovery, Annabel and her parents are traveling to their house by the lake for some quality time together-no schedules allowed. Annabel has her heart set on adventure and when they pass a barefoot girl standing in a field on the way to their house, Annabel has no idea just how much adventuring she is about to get into.