Washoe County Library System

"Susan Burton is ready to come clean. Happily married with two children, working at her dream job, she has lived a secret life of compulsive eating and starving for twenty-five years. This is the story not only of loosening the grip of her compulsion but of moving past her shame and learning to tell her secret."--

"Laymon writes eloquently and honestly about the physical manifestations of violence, grief, trauma, and abuse on his own body. He writes of his own eating disorder and gambling addiction as well as similar issues that run throughout his family. Through self-exploration, storytelling, and honest conversation with family and friends, Heavy seeks to bring what has been hidden into the light and to reckon with all of its myriad sources, from the most...

Once upon a time teenage Aurora Evans met a hockey player at the Mall of America. He was from Canada. And soon, he was the perfect fake boyfriend, a get-out-of-jail-free card for all kinds of sticky situations. I can't go to prom. I'm going to be visiting my boyfriend in Canada. He was just what she needed to cover her social awkwardness. He never had to know. It wasn't like she was ever going to see him again... Years later, Aurora is teaching kids'...

"Nineteen-year-old Danny returns home after a disastrous first semester of college as a pre-med student and struggles with first love, grief, identity, and self-destructive behavior"--

"Deepak Chopra, el líder espiritual que lleva treinta años expandiendo la conciencia del mundo, llega con un enfoque revolucionario para adelgazar sin esfuerzo. La solución para perder peso no radica en la dieta. De hecho, la propuesta de Deepak Chopra requiere que nos comprometamos a no contar calorías a lo largo de treinta días. A no emitir juicios negativos sobre nuestro aspecto. A prestar atención a las señales que nos envía el cuerpo....

At a treatment center for girls with eating disorders, two seventeen-year-olds--headstrong rebel Rowan and Shoshana, who is a cheerleader on a reality television show--develop an intense bond, ultimately forcing them to decide between recovery and their relationship. Includes author's note.