A powerful topic that is both timely—and timeless.

Hopeless. Freak. Elephant. Pitiful. These are the words of Skinny, the vicious voice that lives inside fifteen-year-old Ever Davies’s head. Skinny tells Ever all the dark thoughts her classmates have about her. Ever knows she weighs over three hundred pounds, knows she’ll probably never be loved, and Skinny makes sure she never forgets it.

But there is another voice. Ever’s singing voice, which is beautiful but has always been silenced by Skinny. Partly in hopes of trying out for the school musical—and partly to try and save her own life—Ever decides to undergo a risky surgery that may help her lose weight and start over.

With the support of her best friend, Ever begins the uphill battle toward change. But demons, she finds, are not so easy to shake, not even as she sheds pounds. Because Skinny is still around. And Ever will have to confront that voice before she can truly find her own.

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AWARDS FOR SKINNY

American Library Association, Best Fiction for Young Adults

Colorado Book Award, Finalist

Book Expo America, Buzz Book

Young Adult Library Services Association, Teen Top Ten’s Finalist

International Reading Association, Young Adult Choices 2013

 Bank Street College of Education, Best Children's Books of 2013

Coventry Book Awards, Short List

First Book Award Nominee, Edinburgh Literary Book Festival