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They Did Not Know They Were Beautiful
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Complete, First published Jun 17, 2013
A story about three teens struggling with eating disorders and self image issues.

For health class. Kinda. Basically. I wasn't sure if my teacher would actually read it and felt disappointed, so now it is here.

In Ontario, it was found that 27% of girls between the ages of 12 and 18 were engaged in problematic food and weight behaviour.  Eating disorders are now the third most common chronic illness in young girls; it is estimated 3% of women will be affected by an eating disorder in their lifetime.  12 times more young girls will die this year due to an eating disorder than for any other reason.  Eating disorders can affect anyone of any age from any gender.  Do not let your loved ones go down the road described above.
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This is the edited version of my book The Weight Game that I wrote when I was 13-15. Aubrey has always been the ultimate target for bullies at her school. All she wants is to be good enough for once in her life. What happens when she goes online and finds a website called 'the weight game' where it teaches people quick ways to shed weight? and she takes the tips that tell her to fast, and purge? Never put someone down, because it will never help you reach the top. And never call a person fat, because you never know what they will do in order to prove you wrong.