Elena Vanishing: A Memoir

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Seventeen-year-old Elena is vanishing. Every day means renewed determination, so every day means fewer calories. This is the story of a girl whose armor against anxiety becomes artillery against herself as she battles on both sides of a lose-lose war in a struggle with anorexia. Told entirely from Elena's perspective over a five-year period and co-written with her mother, award-winning author Clare B. Dunkle, Elena's memoir is a fascinating and intimate look at a deadly disease and a must read for anyone who knows someone suffering from an eating disorder.

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A painfully honest look at a young woman's struggle.--School Library Journal
Haunting and intimate. adds a new dimension to how we look at eating disorders.-School Library Connection
I was stunned by Elena Vanishing and have been thinking and talking about it ever since I finished it. Without glamorizing it, Elena deals frankly and honestly with an extreme disease, and leaves me with a sense of hope and strength.-Lily Myers, slam poet and author of Shrinking Women
Moving snapshots of a young woman's struggles with anorexia nervosa.--Kirkus Reviews
Must-read for anyone whose life has been affected by an eating disorder.--TeenReads.com
This authentic, painful story adds a valuable firsthand perspective on eating disorders.--Publishers Weekly

Author Bio

Clare B. Dunkle is an award-winning author of seven acclaimed fantasy novels, including The Hollow Kingdom Trilogy, winner of the 2004 Mythopoeic Award for Best Childrens Fantasy. A former Texan (and Texas librarian), Clare now lives in Germany, but comes frequently to the United States to see her family, especially her two daughters, Valerie and Elena, and her grandchildren. Find out more about Clare at www.claredunkle.com. Elena Dunkle is Clare's daughter. This is her first book.