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Binding: PaperbackEAN: 9780955425202 ISBN: 0955425204 Label: Rubery Press Manufacturer: Rubery Press Number Of Items: 1 Number Of Pages: 192 Publication Date: November 01, 2006 Publisher: Rubery Press Reading Level: Young Adult Studio: Rubery Press Editorial Review: Product Description: "Something changes. It's so sudden it's like a bus has charged down the road and hit me straight in the face. I have a plan. I could lose weight." All Jasmine Harwood has ever wanted is a true friend, a best friend. But Corisande isn't trustworthy. In fact, sometimes Corisande doesn't act like she wants to be Jasmine's friend at all. With Cori's bullying, almost everyday turns into hell. That is until Jasmine finds an escape... A dangerous world begins. A world of anorexia and silence. Average Rating:
 Rating:  - Needs WorkThe beginning of the book moved too quickly at times (which made the book unrealistic) and some things were unclear. However from the middle of the book on, it became suprisingly profound. If the beginning of the book had been better it would have desearved 4 or 5 stars. Having an eating disorder myself I was able to identify and be somewhat inspired by the main character. Overall I was to some degree disapointed (especially that the quality of the book didn't match ... Read More Rating:  - Realistic approachI am not a teenager but as I have an interest in anorexia I decided to read this book. It follows three years of Jasmine's life (as EDd people know, an ED does not come and go in a short period of time). She faces emotional bullying and as a result struggles to deal with life. She then falls into the trap of anorexia without really realising or understanding it. There are some stunning scenes that had me at the edge of my seat unable to put the book down. It becomes apparent ... Read More |
