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I never knew boys could get eating disorders, and this idea took hold of me and wouldn’t let go. This book has had a long gestation period! In 2004, I read an article in the New York Daily News, called “Not for Girls Only.” t was about a boy with an eating disorder. Writing with devastating power and precision, acclaimed author Lois Metzger gives us the story of one young man’s battle with his own shadows-a spare, stark, and vital tale of the way in which the things we build to protect ourselves can threaten to destroy us. More than that: The voice can guide him to be better and stronger than he was before, to rid his life of everything holding him back. A friend, trying to help him regain control. He’s losing his sense of direction, and he feels like a mess. Now things are rough at home, and they’re getting confusing at school. He was a good student, an outfielder on the baseball team, a good son, a loyal friend. Mike Welles had everything under control. Read an Excerpt | Download Epic Reads Book Club Discussion Questions YALSA pick: “Books Outside The Box: Realistic Fiction with a Bite”īarnes & Noble Teen Blog Unexpected Narrator Pickįeatured in 12 Amazing Novels that Show the Wide Range of YA Fiction MSW’s “100 Great Books for the Social Worker’s Library” 2014 Best Fiction for Young Adults-Young Adult Services, American Library Associationīank Street College Best Children’s Books of the Year 2014īooks for National Eating Disorder Awareness Week 2014, The Horn Book