Stick Figure: A Diary of My Former Self (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9780425178904)

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.

Author: Lori Gottlieb
ISBN-10: 0425178900
ISBN-13: 9780425178904
Publisher: Berkley Books
Language: English
Published: 04/01/2001
Pages: 240
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.45lbs
Size: 7.98h x 5.20w x 0.66d

Accelerated Reader:
Reading Level: 5.8
Point Value: 10
Interest Level: Upper Grade
Quiz #/Name: 56571 / Stick Figure: A Diary of My Former Self

About the Author
Lori Gottlieb is the author of the national bestseller Stick Figure: A Diary of My Former Self and a journalist whose work has appeared in The New York Times, The Atlantic, Time, People, Slate, Self, Glamour, Elle, Salon, and the Los Angeles Times. She is also a frequent commentator for NPR's All Things Considered.