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      The Bigger Book of Lydia

      by Margaret Willey
      Published
      Jan 1983
      Main Genre
      General Fiction General Fiction
      Pages
      215
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      About This Book

      Self-conscious about her smallness, Lydia develops an obsession with size. She begins keeping a journalher Bigger Book, collecting information about getting bigger and stronger. As Lydia enters high school, she loses the journal, but not her anxiety about size and survival. Then Michelle comes into her life, fresh from an eating disorder clinic, still very ill with anorexia. Lydia and Michelle become true friends and share secrets and fears. When Lydias old Bigger Book resurfaces, both girls find healing inspiration between its yellowed pages.

      Genres & Themes

      Genres

      General Fiction

      Age Level

      Young Adult / Teens

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      Mass Market Paperback
      Oct 1988 HarperTrophy ISBN13 9780064470490 ISBN10 0064470490
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      First Edition Jan 1983 HarperCollins ISBN13 9780060264864 ISBN10 0060264861
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      Mar 2001 iUniverse ISBN13 9780595177004 ISBN10 059517700X
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