Reasons to be happy
By: Katrina Kittle
Publisher: Sourcebooks Jabberwocky
Published: 2011
Place of publication: Naperville, Ill
Language: eng
Subjects: Ghana; Bulimia; Popularity; Fiction; Grief; Schools; Self-acceptance; Personal Beauty
Description: Eighth-grader Hannah Carlisle feels unattractive compared to her movie star parents and cliquish Beverly Hills classmates, and when her mother dies and her father starts drinking heavily, Hannah's grief and anger turn into bulimia, which only her aunt, a documentary filmmaker, understands.