Good Enough
by Jen Petro-Roy (Author)
A young girl with an eating disorder must find the strength to recover in this moving middle-grade novel from Jen Petro-Roy
Before she had an eating disorder, twelve-year-old Riley was many things: an aspiring artist, a runner, a sister, and a friend.
But now, from inside the inpatient treatment center where she's receiving treatment for anorexia, it's easy to forget all of that. Especially since under the influence of her eating disorder, Riley alienated her friends, abandoned her art, turned running into something harmful, and destroyed her family's trust.
If Riley wants her life back, she has to recover. Part of her wants to get better. As she goes to therapy, makes friends in the hospital, and starts to draw again, things begin to look up.
But when her roommate starts to break the rules, triggering Riley's old behaviors and blackmailing her into silence, Riley realizes that recovery will be even harder than she thought. She starts to think that even if she does recover, there's no way she'll stay recovered once she leaves the hospital and is faced with her dieting mom, the school bully, and her gymnastics-star sister.
Written by an eating disorder survivor and activist, Good Enough is a realistic depiction of inpatient eating disorder treatment, and a moving story about a girl who has to fight herself to survive.
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Publishers Weekly
Twelve-year-old Riley chronicles her two-month stay in the hospital, where she is being treated for anorexia. Before her hospitalization, Riley felt secondary to her perfect gymnast younger sister, and after a mean girl mocks Riley as "overweight" following a school BMI testing, a voice inside her, which Riley dubs "Ed" (short for "eating disorder"), tells her that she needs to eat less and lose weight. Riley struggles against the voice with the help of her therapist, Willow, as well as the girls in her therapy group; her roommate, Ali, meanwhile, secretly does crunches at night to stay thin and challenges Riley to join her. Riley is initially desperate not to gain weight, but she slowly faces her past and finds the strength to believe the healthy voice telling her to take care of herself. Petro-Roy (P.S. I Miss You), an eating disorder survivor, offers an intimate and realistic portrayal of Riley's destructive thinking patterns as well as her victories and setbacks. A powerful, well-told, and authentic story. Ages 8-12. Agent: Brianne Johnson, Writers House. (Feb.)
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Every library needs Good Enough on its shelves. Lyrical, funny, honest and brave, this is a book that will save lives. —Katherine Applegate, New York Times-bestselling author of Wishtree and Crenshaw
Petro-Roy (P.S. I Miss You), an eating disorder survivor, offers an intimate and realistic portrayal of Riley's destructive thinking patterns as well as her victories and setbacks. A powerful, well-told, and authentic story. —Publishers Weekly
[A] supportive, honest, and empowering novel about mental health. —Booklist
Jen Petro-Roy is a former teen librarian, an obsessive reader, and a trivia fanatic. She lives with her husband and two young daughters in Massachusetts. She is the author of P.S. I Miss You, Good Enough, and You Are Enough: Your Guide to Body Image and Eating Disorder Recovery. Jen is an eating disorder survivor and an advocate for recovery.
JUV039140 - Juvenile Fiction | Social Themes | Self-Esteem & Self-Reliance
JUV013000 - Juvenile Fiction | Family | General
JUV039240 - Juvenile Fiction | Social Themes | Depression & Mental Illness
Families
Family life
Diaries
Hospitals
Medical fiction
Anorexia nervosa
Diary fiction
