Purge

Janie Ryman hates throwing up. So why does she binge eat and then stick her fingers down her throat several times a day? ThatÂ’s whatthe doctors and psychiatrists at Golden Slopes hope to help her discover. But first Janie must survive everyday conflicts between theBarfers and the Starvers, attempts by the head psychiatrist to fish painful memories out of her emotional waters, and shifts in friendships and alliances among the kids in the ward.In order to get better, Janie must talk about things sheÂ’s admitted to no one--not even herself. Laced with danger, insight, and humour,Purge is one girlÂ’s remarkable and daring journey to make herself well again.

Sarah Darer Littman's widely praised first novel for teens, CONFESSIONS OF A CLOSET CATHOLIC, won the 2006 Sydney Taylor Book Award. She is also the author of the YA novel PURGE. She lives in Connecticut with her family and a house which never seems to have enough bookshelves.