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Skin and Bones
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Sixteen-year-old Jack, nicknamed “Bones,” won’t eat. His roommate in the eating disorder ward has the opposite problem and proudly goes by the nickname “Lard.” They become friends despite Bones’s initial reluctance. When Bones meets Alice, a dangerously thin dancer who loves to break the rules, he lets his guard down even more. Soon Bones is so obsessed with Alice that he’s willing to risk everything—even his recovery.
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Sherry Shahan
Sherry Shahan is a travel writer and a children's book author. She has written several picture books and middle-grade novels, including Ice Island and Death Mountain. She lives in California.
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Reviews for Skin and Bones
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- Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5I wanted to read Skin and Bones because I am drawn to books about teens with issues, especially eating disorders. It impacted my family and reading about it is therapeutic for me. I also haven't read many books from the male perspective of eating disorders and was drawn to that unique element. While there are differences in how men and women see their bodies, the disease has a lot of overlap in effecting them. There have been events that really made Jack insecure about his body and it started as something that he could control. Unlike in his group, his family is intact and mostly put together, but it is really how he saw himself that was at the root of his problems. Jack is placed with an overeater nick-named Lard, and at first, Jack thought that they couldn't be any more different. But as they room together, talk and go to group together, they find more in common than they thought and become friends and begin to help each other. It is so important what they realize and are told it is one moment, one choice at a time that will make a change. Everyone wants overnight cures but it isn't that easy. I had a feeling I knew where everything was going with Bones and Alice. Bones, of course, I was glad he would see the light and get a better understanding of what healthy is and transform his body image, but I was so afraid of him only getting it after a tragedy with Alice. I am appreciative that the story didn't end with a completely cured Bones, but one that wanted to change, and was willing to put in the work. Bottom Line: Good contemp about a teen guy with an eating disorder.
- Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5There aren’t many books on eating disorders written from a male point of view. The voice of Bones was very strong and you really got a sense of how the disorder affected his life and his way of thinking. The characters were well developed, including, but not limited to Bones’ roommate and eventual friend Lard. There are some sexual references and a single scene where two teenagers are in an elevator. There is no intercourse, but it may give me pause to recommend it to younger tweens/teens. Regardless, I would urge you to add this to your collection.