How It Feels to Fly e-bog
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A struggle with body dysmorphia forces one girl to decide if letting go of her insecurity also means turning her back on her dreams.Sam has always known shed be a professional dancerbut that was before her body betrayed her, developing unmanageable curves in all the wrong places. Lately, the girl staring back at Sam in the mirror is unrecognizable. Dieting doesnt work, ignoring the whispers is ...
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97,26 DKK
Forlag
HarperTeen
Udgivet
14 juni 2016
Længde
368 sider
Genrer
Children’s / Teenage fiction: General, modern and contemporary fiction
Sprog
English
Format
epub
Beskyttelse
LCP
ISBN
9780062387363
A struggle with body dysmorphia forces one girl to decide if letting go of her insecurity also means turning her back on her dreams.Sam has always known shed be a professional dancerbut that was before her body betrayed her, developing unmanageable curves in all the wrong places. Lately, the girl staring back at Sam in the mirror is unrecognizable. Dieting doesnt work, ignoring the whispers is pointless, and her overbearing mother just makes it worse.Following a series of crippling anxiety attacks, Sam is sent to a treatment camp for teens struggling with mental and emotional obstacles. Forced to open up to complete strangers, Sam must get through the program if she wants to attend a crucial ballet intensive later in the summer. It seems hopeless until she starts confiding in a camp counselor who sparks a confidence she was sure shed never feel again. But when shes faced with disappointing setbacks, will Sam succumb to the insecurity that imprisons her?This compelling story from Kathryn Holmes examines one girls efforts to overcome her worst enemy: herself.