Skinny by Donna Cooner

What girl has never experienced an amount of self-inflicted misery over her appearance? For Ever, her self-image is a big problem because it is not just an imagined defect…it is an actual health issue.?Īs the pounds come off after her gastric bypass surgery, her confidence in herself grows, but she is still held back by the voice in her head, ‘Skinny.’ Skinny is nothing more than an extension of herself…the self-critical part. Only she happens to be stuck in a 302 pound body. Ever is basically a 15-year-old girl: insecure, self-loathing, and unbelievable shy. This is one of those rare books that really gives you a sense of reality, of believability in the story. But after Ever decides to get gastric bypass surgery, she must learn who her true friends are…and who is just coming into her life because she’s losing weight. An insidious voice in her head constantly puts her down, isolates her from other people, and makes her believe that she is worthless.