Sixteen-year-old Valerie Chu is quiet, studious, and above all thin. No one, not even her best friend Jordan, suspects that she has been binging and purging for years. But Valerie's life, and priorities, are upended when her father dies abruptly. At home, she abandons her ED patterns as she tries to comfort her mother and little brother. Val begins to re-evaluate her life, her choices, and her own body. She realizes that the path to happiness might lead her away from her hometown and her mother's toxic projections. But first she must apologize to Jordan and find the strength to seek help.
| ISBN: | 9781250767004 |
| Publication date: | 5th June 2023 |
| Author: | Victoria Ying |
| Publisher: | First Second |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Pagination: | 208 pages |
| Genres: |
Children’s / Teenage fiction: General, modern and contemporary fiction Classic European style / tradition comic books Children’s / Teenage personal and social topics: Body and health |