num_pages: 277
description: Fourteen-year-old Katy's life is moving along quite smoothly. She is about to start high school, has a great group of friends, and the boy she adores is suddenly attentive. She couldn't be happier–until her parents drop a bomb and announce that the family is moving to Florida. Katy is devastated and convinced that she will never fit in there because she thinks that all of the girls in Sarasota will be thin and beautiful. Dieting is the one area of her life where she is in charge and she begins to monitor her food intake, or lack thereof. Spiraling out of control, and losing a lot of weight in a short period of time, she is hospitalized and under the constant supervision of doctors. This is a touching story of a teenager who loses her self-esteem and desperately fights to get her life back. Today's society places so much emphasis on body image that most teenagers will be able to identify with Katy's feelings of not measuring up to the standards. This book will appeal to many readers on a broad level and is a good addition to young adult collections.–Kristen M. Todd, Middle Country Public Library, Centereach, NY
language: English
title: Everything Changes
titlecomplete: Everything Changes (Teens in Trouble)
ratings_count: 6
publisher: Eudon Pub