Book Report on Stick Figure
...odels she saw on the shows she watched. Themes and Topics: The main topic of this book was Anorexia. The struggling of Lori with anorexia, her trying to realise how much harm she was causing her body. Personal Response to Work: I liked many parts of this book because it helped me to understand how Lori’s attitude against her body was, and how she changed. I noticed that when I started reading this book it started inspiring me to become a psychologist. Basically, all the books that interest me are diary/journal entry books; where teens write about how they feel, thoughts, bad/good things that happen in their lives. After reading this book, first off I was happy that the book ended good because now Lori is a doctor, but also after reading, I knew and understood what exactly Lori was going through. Other Resources that may “tie in” with the book: There’s a poem I found a while back, and as soon as I read it Stick Figure popped into my head. This poem can truly connect with Stick Figure because a little girl who also struggled through anorexia wrote it. I'm Sooooo Fat I gaze into the mirror Overtaken by fear What will they say? What will I do? I'm fat, I'm sooooo fat. The kids at school Can be so cruel If just for once I could be cool If I just lose 10 lbs Maybe I'll fit in I'm fat, I'm sooooo fat No one understands These feelings inside Sometimes I just want to run and hide Traces of laxatives and diet pills run through my veins I think I'm going insane All because I'm fat, I'm sooooo fat Now I'm gone With no trace of life Everyone around me with tears in their eyes Whisper to each other She’s skinny, she's soooooo skinny Quality Rating: 5 Poularity Rating: 4 Recommended Level: I recommend this book to all the little girls out there starting from age 9 who think they may be fat, I’m sure as soon as they read this book, they’ll think twice about trying to lose weight. Attach a copy of a selection from this work that has a good potential for reading aloud: “It’s the first day of Summer, and I’m exactly eleven and a half. I usually make a wish on my half birthdays, so I was thinking that I’d wish to be the thinnest girl at school, or maybe even the thinnest eleve-year-old on ...