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64 pp.
| Raintree |
September, 1999 |
LibraryISBN 0-8172-5321-1$$27.12
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YATalking Points series.
This look at anorexia, bulimia, and compulsive eating discusses oppressive fashion trends, compares eating habits among different cultures, and profiles individuals dealing with body-image issues. Less successful are staged photographs of ostensibly tormented teens, which strain for effect and undercut the non-preachy approach of this ultimately cautionary book. Bib., glos., ind.