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by Patricia McCormick
Published by Push (2002)
160 pages; ages 15+
Synopsis: Callie lives at Sea Pines, a psychiatric facility. Most of the girls at Sea Pines have eating disorders, but Callie's problem is different. She is addicted to hurting herself. She won't talk in group sessions either, because she doesn't want the other girls to know what's wrong with her. Through her counseling sessions, Callie is able to start talking and receive the help she needs.
Genre: New Realism/Problem; Friends and Society
Warning: Graphic images of self harm, language, difficult themes
Recommendations: Speak by Laurie Halse Anderson; Wintergirls by Laurie Halse Anderson; The Only Alien on the Planet by Kristen D. Randle
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