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Wintergirls by Laurie Halse AndersonWasted by Marya HornbacherUnbearable Lightness by Portia de RossiJust Listen by Sarah DessenThin by Lauren Greenfield
Best Eating Disorder Books
448 books — 998 voters
Wintergirls by Laurie Halse AndersonJust Listen by Sarah DessenPerfect by Natasha FriendIdentical by Ellen HopkinsKeeping the Moon by Sarah Dessen
YA Eating Disorder Fiction
168 books — 520 voters

The Bell Jar by Sylvia PlathGirl, Interrupted by Susanna KaysenAn Unquiet Mind by Kay Redfield JamisonThe Yellow Wallpaper by Charlotte Perkins GilmanDarkness Visible by William Styron
Memoirs of Madness
292 books — 374 voters
Speak by Laurie Halse AndersonA Walk Between Raindrops by Amalie JahnThe Program by Suzanne YoungThe Bell Jar by Sylvia PlathThe Perks of Being a Wallflower by Stephen Chbosky
Best Mental Health Books for Teens
146 books — 157 voters

Wintergirls by Laurie Halse AndersonBrave Girl Eating by Harriet BrownWasted by Marya HornbacherJust Listen by Sarah DessenUnbearable Lightness by Portia de Rossi
Books on Eating Disorders
138 books — 101 voters
The Secret Life of a Weight-Obsessed Woman by Iris Ruth PastorWintergirls by Laurie Halse AndersonLeaving the Beach by Mary RowenWasted by Marya HornbacherBeautiful Me by Natasha Jennings
Best books about eating disorders
59 books — 96 voters

The Outsiders by S.E. HintonGo Ask Alice by Beatrice SparksI Never Promised You a Rose Garden by Hannah GreenThat Was Then, This Is Now by S.E. HintonSteffie Can't Come Out to Play by Fran Arrick
Classic Teens in Trouble
268 books — 70 voters
Everything Here Is Beautiful by Mira T. LeeThe Perks of Being a Wallflower by Stephen ChboskyThirteen Reasons Why by Jay AsherWintergirls by Laurie Halse AndersonIf I Wake by Nikki Moyes
Mental Illness
72 books — 52 voters

A List of Cages by Robin RoeIt's Kind of a Funny Story by Ned VizziniAll the Bright Places by Jennifer NivenWe Were Liars by E. LockhartWintergirls by Laurie Halse Anderson
YA Mental Illness/Health Novels
126 books — 40 voters
The Love Story That Shouldn't Have Been by Melissa GrijalvaBeautiful Me by Natasha JenningsA Trick of the Light by Lois Metzger8 Notes to a Nobody by Cynthia T. ToneyJust Perfect by Hanne Arts
Best Fiction About Eating Disorders
20 books — 36 voters

Speak by Laurie Halse AndersonMoving the Chains by Em Lyons BouchThirteen Reasons Why by Jay AsherWintergirls by Laurie Halse AndersonEpic Fail by Cristy Watson
Stand Out Mental Health YA
73 books — 28 voters
Separate Things by Ashley Marie BerryMade You Up by Francesca ZappiaUprooted by Peter J. BoniAnxiety by Danny WinterCabbie with a Dangerous Mind by Karl Wiggins
Books That Stigmatize Mental Illness
29 books — 25 voters

Hunger for Life by Andy MarrWintergirls by Laurie Halse AndersonThe Best Little Girl in the World by Steven LevenkronThree Women by Lisa TaddeoI Should Have Worn A Curtain by Samyra Alexander
Content Warning—Eating Disorders
39 books — 23 voters
The Escapist by David PuretzWrong Planet - Searching for your Tribe by Karl WigginsAnxiety by Danny WinterWuthering Heights by Emily BrontëAs Meat Loves Salt by Maria McCann
Gut Punchers
77 books — 22 voters

Pain-Free Joints by Sandy Bravo"Unhealthy" by Sarah Winifred SearleAnxiety by Danny WinterFocus on Friendship by Hunter HazeltonBullying by Patrice Met
Tough Topics For Teens Non-Fiction
43 books — 15 voters
Wintergirls by Laurie Halse AndersonJust Listen by Sarah DessenAs Beautiful as It Seems by Diana HawkTwo Girls Staring at the Ceiling by Lucy FrankGirls Under Pressure by Jacqueline Wilson
YA Fiction About Eating Disorders
28 books — 12 voters

Thirteen Reasons Why by Jay AsherWillow by Julia HobanThe Best Little Girl in the World by Steven LevenkronSad Perfect by Stephanie ElliotBeware That Girl by Teresa Toten
YA Novels that Poorly Portray Mental Illness
16 books — 10 voters
The Kitten and His Prince by Julie ManninoThe Art of Starving by Sam J. MillerStarved by Michael SomersNothing by Robin FriedmanA Trick of the Light by Lois Metzger
Male Eating Disorder Fiction Books
14 books — 10 voters

Wintergirls by Laurie Halse AndersonAs Beautiful as It Seems by Diana HawkA Trick of the Light by Lois MetzgerBelievarexic by J.J. JohnsonButter by Erin Jade Lange
YA Eating Disorders Fiction
12 books — 9 voters
I'm Glad My Mom Died by Jennette McCurdyHow to Murder Your Life by Cat MarnellWasted by Marya HornbacherThin by Lauren GreenfieldGirl, Interrupted by Susanna Kaysen
Eating Disorder Books That Are Not YA
113 books — 9 voters

Go Ask Alice by Beatrice SparksBreaking Bailey by AnonymousLetting Ana Go by AnonymousThe Book of David by AnonymousTreacherous Love by Beatrice Sparks
In the Tradition of Go Ask Alice
13 books — 7 voters
I'm Glad My Mom Died by Jennette McCurdyUgly by Margaret McHeyzerMy Best Friends Exorcism by Grady HendrixSkinny by Donna CoonerAnd They Lived . . . by Steven Salvatore
Books that could be triggering for those with eating disorders
33 books — 7 voters

What's Eating Us by Cole KazdinWhat We Don't Talk About When We Talk About Fat by Aubrey GordonDietland by Sarai WalkerUnshrinking by Kate Manne“You Just Need to Lose Weight” by Aubrey Gordon
For fans of Maintenance Phase
5 books — 5 voters
Pageboy by Elliot PageQueer Body Power by Essie DennisMasculinity Repair Kit in 4 Weeks, Testosterone and more by N. SakrYour Silence Was Never Empty by Rabih MoussanUnbearable Lightness by Portia de Rossi
Gender, Sexuality, Eating Disorders & The Body
9 books — 4 voters

Wintergirls by Laurie Halse AndersonObjects in Mirror by Tudor RobinsSkinny by Donna CoonerStarvation by Molly FennigGirls Under Pressure by Jacqueline Wilson
Eating Disorders in Fiction
15 books — 4 voters
Girl Meets Boy by Ali Smith6X by Nina MalkinWintergirls by Laurie Halse AndersonMaggie by Ann M. MartinI'm Glad My Mom Died by Jennette McCurdy
Anorexic/Bullimic Fictional Character/s
13 books — 3 voters

The Body Is Not an Apology by Sonya Renee TaylorAtomic Habits by James ClearIntuitive Eating by Evelyn TriboleThe Intuitive Eating Workbook by Evelyn TriboleBrain over Binge by Kathryn Hansen
Books for eating disorder recovery
20 books — 3 voters
Lost Girls by Samm DeighanViolations of the Child Marilyn Monroe by Her Psychiatrist FriendUsed Lady Blue Book by John W. LambGirls On City Streets by Jacob A. GoldbergOpen Mouth Dolls by La Vaughn C. Johnston
Dis'Posable Daughter Dolls
100 books — 1 voter

Consuming Passions by Catrina BrownUnbearable Weight by Susan BordoThe Hungry Self by Kim CherninA Hunger So Wide And So Deep by Becky W. ThompsonShadow on a Tightrope by Lisa Schoenfielder
Feminist nonfiction on weight
10 books — 1 voter

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