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Analyze the life of a 17-year-old girl with anorexia nervosa. She thought she could live with anorexia, but nearly destroys herself after a series of events that test her resolve and the limits of her willpower.
First publish date: 1980
Genre: General Fiction/General Fiction
Authors: Anne Snyder
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