{"product_id":"the-year-i-didnt-eat-9781499808087","title":"The Year I Didn't Eat","description":"This heartfelt, captivating novel chronicles a year in the life of 14-year-old Max as he struggles with anorexia. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eDear Ana, \u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eSome days are normal. Some days, everything is OK, and I eat three square meals, pretty much, even if those squares are ridiculously small squares.\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eSome days, I can almost pretend there's nothing wrong.\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eFourteen-year-old Max doesn't like to eat, and the only one he can confess his true feelings to is Ana---also known as his eating disorder, anorexia. In a journal that his therapist makes him keep, he tells Ana his unfiltered thoughts and fears while also keeping track of his food intake. But Ana's presence has leapt off the page and into his head, as she feeds upon all of his fears and amplifies them. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWhen Max's older brother Robin gives him a geocache box, it becomes a safe place where Max stores his journal, but someone finds it and starts writing to him, signing it with \"E.\" Is it a joke? Could it be the new girl at school, Evie, who has taken an interest in Max? Although Max is unsure of the secret writer's identity, he takes comfort in the words that appear in his journal as they continually confide in one another about their problems. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAs Max's eating disorder intensifies, his family unit fractures. His parents and brother are stressed and strained as they attempt to deal with the elephant in the room. When Robin leaves home, Max is left with two parents who are on the verge of splitting up. Max thought he could handle his anorexia, but as time goes on, he feels himself losing any semblance of control. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWill anorexia continue to rule Max's life, or will he be able to find a way to live around his eating disorder? \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Year I Didn't Eat\u003c\/i\u003e is an unforgettable novel that is haunting, moving, and inspiring.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Yellow Jacket\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 03\/05\/2019\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781499808087\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 400\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.15lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.30h x 5.80w x 1.50d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eReview Citations: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003ci\u003eSchool Library Journal\u003c\/i\u003e 02\/01\/2019 pg. 72\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e 12\/01\/2018 pg. 160\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 11\/26\/2018\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e 12\/15\/2018 pg. 97\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eHornbook Guide to Children\u003c\/i\u003e 07\/01\/2019 - Recommended, Satisfactory\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Samuel Pollen","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":36654618509468,"sku":"9781499808087","price":15.29,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/products\/img_af295936-9dbf-4fb4-add5-76e3fa84c6f1.jpg?v=1603883768","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/the-year-i-didnt-eat-9781499808087","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}