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- Articles about eating disorders from the Teen Health & Wellness database. (You'll need a library card to access this database.)
- Articles about nutrition, fitness and appearance from the Teen Health & Wellness database. (You'll need a library card to access this database.)
- Anorexia Nervosa and Related Eating Disorders
- Eating Disorders: Mirror-Mirror
- National Eating Disorders Association
- National Women's Health Information Center: Body image
- U.S. Food & Drug Administration
Read It
- Bennett, Cherie. Life In The Fat Lane, 1998. (Fiction)
- Bijlefeld, Marjolijn. Food and You: A Guide to Healthy Habits for Teens, 2001.
- Block, Francesca Lia. The Hanged Man,1994. (Fiction)
- Brashares, Ann. The sisterhood of the traveling pants 2001. (Fiction)
- Brashares, Ann. The second summer of the sisterhood 2003. (Fiction)
- Cotter, Alison. Anorexia And Bulimia, 2002.
- Dessen, Sarah. Keeping The Moon, 1999.
- DiBattista, Rosemary. Female Body Image, 2002.
- Eliot, Eve. Insatiable: the compelling story of four teens, food, and its power, 2001.
- Frank, Lucy. I Am An Artichoke, 1995.
- Hall, Lindsey. Cómo Entender y Superar la Anorexia Nervosa, 2001.
- Hinds, Maurene J. Focus On Body Image, 2002.
- Hurley, Jennifer A. (Editor). Eating Disorders: Opposing Viewpoints, 2001.
- Kimberly Kirberger. No Body's Perfect: Stories by teens about body image, self-acceptance, and the search for identity.
- Levenkron, Steven. Best Little Girl In The World, 1978.
- Medina, Loreta M. (Editor). Bulimia, 2003.
- Naylor, Phyllis. The Grooming Of Alice, 2001. (Fiction)
- Newman, Leslea. Fat Chance, 1994. (Fiction)
- Normandi, Carol Emery. Over It: A Teen's Guide to Getting Beyond Obsession with Food and Weight, 2001.
- Odes, Rebecca. The Looks Book: A Whole New Approach to Beauty, Body Image and Style, 2002.
- Rue, Nancy. When Is Perfect, Perfect Enough?, 1999.
- Sparks, Beatrice. Kim: Empty Inside, 2002.
- Stewart, Gail. Teens With Eating Disorders, 2001.
- Vedral, Joyce L. Toning For Teens, 2002.
Hear It/View It
- Bennett, Cherie Life In The Fat Lane, 1999. (Fiction Cassette)
- Bennett, Cherie Dying to Be Thin. (Video )
Call It
- Anorexia & Bulimia Crisis (800) 227-4785
- Anorexia & Bulimia Information (800) 762-3334
- B.A.S.H. (Bulimia-Anorexia Self Help) (520) 884-5396
- Overeaters Anonymous (520) 620-9055
- Radar Institute (800) 255-1818