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Elena Vanishing: A Memoir

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Elena Vanishing: A Memoir

May 2015

Seventeen-year-old Elena is vanishing. Every day means renewed determination, so every day means fewer calories. This is the story of a girl whose armor against anxiety becomes artillery against herself as she battles on both sides of a lose-lose war in a struggle with anorexia. Told entirely from Elena's perspective over a five-year period and co-written with her mother, award-winning author Clare B. Dunkle, Elena's memoir is a fascinating and intimate look at a deadly disease, and a must-read for anyone who knows someone suffering from an eating disorder.

Elena Vanishing: A Memoir
by Elena Dunkle and Clare B. Dunkle

  • Publication Date: May 19, 2015
  • Genres: Nonfiction, Young Adult 13+
  • Hardcover: 288 pages
  • Publisher: Chronicle Books
  • ISBN-10: 1452121516
  • ISBN-13: 9781452121512