★"Compelling and authentic, this story is impossible to put down."
-Booklist starred review
-Booklist starred review
Believarexic
by J.J. Johnson
Publisher: Peachtree Publishers
Language: English (U.S.)
Format: Hardcover, Paperback, E-Book
Price: $18.95 hc, $9.95 pbk
ISBN: 978-15-6145-771-7
Release Date: October 1, 2015
by J.J. Johnson
Publisher: Peachtree Publishers
Language: English (U.S.)
Format: Hardcover, Paperback, E-Book
Price: $18.95 hc, $9.95 pbk
ISBN: 978-15-6145-771-7
Release Date: October 1, 2015
Fifteen-year-old Jennifer has to force her family to admit she needs help for her eating disorder. But when her parents sign her into the Samuel Tuke Center, she knows it’s a terrible mistake. The facility’s locked doors, cynical nurses, and punitive rules are a far cry from the peaceful, supportive environment she’d imagined.
To be discharged, Jennifer must make her way through the strict treatment program—replete with harrowing accusations, confusing half-truths, and startling insights. She is forced to examine her relationships inside and outside the hospital. She must relearn who to trust and decide for herself what “healthy” truly means.
Punctuated by dark humor, gritty realism, and profound moments of self-discovery, Believarexic is a stereotype-defying exploration of belief and human connection.
To be discharged, Jennifer must make her way through the strict treatment program—replete with harrowing accusations, confusing half-truths, and startling insights. She is forced to examine her relationships inside and outside the hospital. She must relearn who to trust and decide for herself what “healthy” truly means.
Punctuated by dark humor, gritty realism, and profound moments of self-discovery, Believarexic is a stereotype-defying exploration of belief and human connection.
AWARDS
- 2016 Young Adults’ Choices ―International Literacy Association
- 2016 Keystone to Reading Book Award High School Nominee ―Keystone State Reading Association
- 2016 Kansas State Reading Circle Recommended Reading List (Senior High) ―Kansas National Education Association
- 2018 Eliot Rosewater High School Book Award Nominee ―Assoc. for Indiana Media Educators / Indiana Library Federation
- 2019 Grand Canyon Reader Award Nominee (Teen) ―Arizona Library Association
WHAT CRITICS ARE SAYING:
★ "Compelling and authentic, this story is impossible to put down." -Booklist starred review
"...a powerful story of healing and self-acceptance." -Kirkus Reviews
"...A lovely book that I would highly recommend... So much of recovery is about trusting that thread that you are sending into the future for yourself. The courage it takes to send that thread out ahead of you into your future life often gives you the grit and vulnerability required to delve back into the past to heal the hurt parts of yourself…" -Dr. Linda Shanti, eatingdisordersblogs.com
★ "Compelling and authentic, this story is impossible to put down." -Booklist starred review
"...a powerful story of healing and self-acceptance." -Kirkus Reviews
"...A lovely book that I would highly recommend... So much of recovery is about trusting that thread that you are sending into the future for yourself. The courage it takes to send that thread out ahead of you into your future life often gives you the grit and vulnerability required to delve back into the past to heal the hurt parts of yourself…" -Dr. Linda Shanti, eatingdisordersblogs.com