Lighter than My Shadow
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Like most kids, Katie was a picky eater. She'd sit at the table in silent protest, hide uneaten toast in her bedroom, listen to parental threats that she'd have to eat it for breakfast. But in any life a set of circumstance can collide, and normal behavior might soon shade into something sinister, something deadly. One day you can find yourself being told you have two weeks to live. Lighter Than My Shadow is a hand-drawn story of struggle and recovery, a trip into the black heart of a taboo illness, an exposure of those who are so weak as to prey on the weak, and an inspiration to anybody who believes in the human power to endure towards happiness.
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I read this in one sitting and really enjoyed it. I had several moments where I recognised what she was drawing and sat back from it for a few moments. I suspect this is a book that I will be thinking about for quite a while as it percolates.
I like the use of blank/single colour pages and the sparing use of colour for emphasis, whether a rebellious hair colour or an altered state.
I read this book back in 6th grade before I knew what anorexia or SA or abuse even were. Flash forward to my high school years and I have experienced all the things that this book covers and the memory of reading it in 6th grade came back to me because it accurately depicted how I felt and it made me feel less alone, like someone understood. Amazing, inspiring, heartbreaking, lifechanging book.
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