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Melanie Burton has always been quiet, dependable, and rewarded with top grades. Yet she feels ordinary and craves something that will set her apart. She turns to drastic dieting, believing that extreme thinness will make her special. Unable to recognize the danger of her choices, Melanie’s obsession with weight loss leads to a hospital stay and a painful confrontation with the reality of anorexia nervosa.
First publish date: 1987
Genre: Children's Fiction/Early Readers
Authors: Dorothy Joan Harris
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