Stick Figure: A Diary of My Former Self

A Los Angeles Times and Washington Post bestseller, and winner of several awards including the American Library Association’s “Best Books,” Borders’ “Original New Voice,” and an Alternate Selection of the Book-of-the-Month Club and Quality Paperback Book Club Have you ever focused too much on weight and food? Do you have trouble understanding the mindset of a friend or family member struggling with an eating disorder? Stick Figure takes you on a personal journey through preteen anorexia and into the internal and cultural dynamics that shape it. This memoir is required reading in many middle and high schools across the country and is also used by eating disorder treatment centers for those in recovery.