Mass Market Paperback
200 pages - first edition 1998
Published by Federal Publications
An imprint of Marshall Cavendish
ISBN: 9810124392
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From the Back Cover
Angeline thinks she's fat and ugly. That makes it hard living with a brother and sister who are both good-looking and also hard in school because her friends are all so pretty. Worried no boy would ever ask her out on a date, Angeline tries all kinds of diets to shed a few kilos. Nothing works so she keeps forcing herself to eat less and exercise more. She panics when her friends enter a magazine beauty contest and expect her to join too. That's when she decides to take more drastic action in order to stand a chance of winning.
Synopsis
Angeline wants to be slimmer and prettier. Compared to her beautiful sister Linnie and her handsome brother Derrick, Angeline feels like an overweight hippopotamus. And to make things harder, her friends are also pretty. Angeline wishes she could do something to make herself look better.
When she doesn't get a date for Valentine's Day, Angeline decides to do something about her looks. She starts on a strict exercise and diet regime that produces results. But it doesn't take long before she balloons back to her original weight. Desperate, she turns to diet pills and exercising more and eventually, she slips down the path toward anorexia and bulimia.
When her friends decide to enter a magazine's cover girl contest, Angeline panics and redoubles her efforts. But her health is failing, her self-esteem is shaky and she's headed for a major health disaster if she doesn't stop her crazy bingeing and dieting. But the mirror is showing such a slim and pretty girl. How can she stop now?
Reader Reviews
This is quite a good book with quite a nice story line. Suitable for teenagers, the story is about this teenage girl who is going through trials of insecurity....
The book made me realize how easy it is for anyone, boy or girl, to become a victim of an eating disorder. Angeline's quest for physical beauty is typical of many people and it's scary how easily one can go from "I'll go on a diet" to worshipping the porcelain god.
It was sad for me to follow Angie's journey and all the signs were there for the sharp reader to see where she was headed. At different points of the story I wanted to shout out "Angie don't do that!" but of course she did it anyway. My heart goes out to her. - A reader from Singapore
My heart goes out to Angie. In some ways, I think she deserved what happened to her. She was so silly. But on the other hand, I felt so sorry for her, I cried at the end. Yes, I'm not afraid to say that. I recommend it to everyone. - Janice Lim
