Holly’s older sister, Giselle, is self-destructing. Haunted by her love-deprived relationship with her late father, this once strong role model and medical student is gripped by anorexia. Holly, a track star, struggles to keep her own life in balance while coping with the mental and physical deterioration of her beloved sister. Together, they can feel themselves slipping and are holding on for dear life.  This honest look at the special bond between sisters is told from the perspective of both girls, as they alternate narrating each chapter.  Gritty and often wryly funny, Skinny explores family relationships, love, pain, and the hunger for acceptance that drives all of us.

Related: Canada, Realistic Fiction, Young Adult (ages 14-18)

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• ISBN: 9780802796080
• Author: Kaslik, Ibi
• Published: 2006, Walker Books for Young Readers
• Themes: Acceptance, Explore, haunted place, Illness and disease, Mental Health, relationship
• Descriptors: Canada, Realistic Fiction, Young Adult (ages 14-18)
• No. of pages: 256