Publisher's Synopsis
"I want to punch myself in the stomach, I want to smash my face into the wall and watch the blood run down. I slide my hands down onto my stomach instead. I search for the rise and the fall. I feel for my ribs. I calm myself down by thinking about fading away."Lou Carling is 16 and obsessed with getting thinner. Joe is her best friend, and last night they found something they shouldn't have in Joe's older brothers wardrobe. Travis and Leon are shady figures, leading shadier lives, and during one summer Lou and Joe find themselves pulled into the drama, the confusion and the violence. Will Joe go to any lengths to impress his older brothers? Will Lou's obsession with losing weight spiral out of control? Is Marianne, her self-harming friend, really her friend, or an enemy in disguise? And will Lou and Joe ever be more than just best friends?--
