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Jessi and the Awful Secret
by Ann M. Martin
I liked this one and thought both the main and side storylines were interesting and well-balanced--it's nice to see both Kristy and Jessi needing a little help from the people around them and finding that support in their friends.
What I didn't like was that everything about how dangerous anorexia is was amended by, but diets can be awesome even for kids!!!!!!! As long as you're *actually* fat!!!!!!! Granted, these books were written forever ago, but ew. I wonder if the BSC would have been so concerned about Mary if she hadn't started off thin?
I honestly wish that the BSC books would leave health issues alone--even if the advice they give was valid back in the day, who would have wanted their kids to get health advice from a BSC book?
What I didn't like was that everything about how dangerous anorexia is was amended by, but diets can be awesome even for kids!!!!!!! As long as you're *actually* fat!!!!!!! Granted, these books were written forever ago, but ew. I wonder if the BSC would have been so concerned about Mary if she hadn't started off thin?
I honestly wish that the BSC books would leave health issues alone--even if the advice they give was valid back in the day, who would have wanted their kids to get health advice from a BSC book?