Cover of Reasons to Be Happy

Book 2011

Reasons to Be Happy

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Publisher
Sourcebooks, Incorporated
Language
English
Published
2011
  • Ghana
  • Bulimia
  • Popularity
  • Fiction
  • Grief
  • Schools
  • Self-acceptance
  • Personal Beauty

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.