The Year I Didn't Eat
Publisher
Yellow Jacket
Publication Year
2019
ISBN
9781499808087
Pages
388 pages
Genre
realism
Format
novel
Item Type
Fiction
Annotation
Fourteen-year-old Max records his efforts to control his anorexia in a therapist-prescribed journal that also chronicles his parents' difficult relationship and his feelings for a new girl at school, Evie.
Grade Level
3-5; 6-8
Diversity Topics
Disability and Health; Mental illness; eating disorder; anorexia
Main Character
male teenager
Race/Ethnicities
White
Keywords
diaries; friendship; family life; self-esteem; interpersonal relationships; ornithology; geocaching; therapy
Diversity Impact
direct
STARS Citation
Pollen, Samuel, "The Year I Didn't Eat" (2019). Diverse Families. 2175.
https://stars.library.ucf.edu/diversefamilies/2175