Insatiable: The Compelling Story of Four Teens, Food and Its Power

In the pages of Insatiable you will meet: Samantha, the ice princess who resists eating to demonstrate her worth to others and to herself. She cuts herself to release and relieve her intense emotional turmoil. Hannah, the lost soul who expresses her self-disgust by throwing up the enormous quantities of food she eats when she is alone. Jessica, the rebel who starves herself in order to cope with the horror of her father's death from AIDS, and the pain of having to mother her six-year-old brother. Phoebe, the dreamer, who is the smartest, fattest girl in school. While she feels more pain as she grows ever fatter, the only time happiness or relief seems within reach is when she's eating. As you read about these girls, you will feel their pain, their fears and their courage. Real-life drama and heart-rendering strife will envelop you in this forceful and vibrant novel. Interwoven within the stories however, are also real and important facts about anorexia and bulimia that expose the horrific dangers of eating disorders.