Reasons to be happy

Description:

Eighth-grader Hannah Carlisle feels unattractive compared to her movie star parents and cliquish Beverly Hills classmates, and when her mother dies and her father starts drinking heavily, Hannah's grief and anger turn into bulimia, which only her aunt, a documentary filmmaker, understands.

subjects: Ghana,  Bulimia,  Popularity,  Fiction,  Grief,  Schools,  Self-acceptance,  Personal Beauty,  Juvenile fiction,  Art,  Exhibitions,  Motion pictures,  Modern Art,  Pierre Huyghe,  School stories,  Bereavement,  Personal appearance