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Fifteen-year-old Katie Roskova tells herself she has a perfect life! She earns all A's at her private high school. And she's a figure-skating star with dreams of the Olympics. The only problem is she sometimes has trouble with her jumps. That's when Mom orders Katie to work harder and use "mind over matter." Every day Katie spends long hours practicing at the ice rink, then hurries home to study. Sometimes, she just wants to get away from all the pressure. Then an alarming thing happens-she "spaces out." When she falls and cuts herself, she discovers a secret way to stop this scary, out-of-control feeling, but her solution is painful and frightening, too! Steven Levenkron is a best-selling author, pyschotherapist, and foremost authority on eating disorders and other clinical problems of teenage girls. He creates a suspenseful tale of a teenager coping with overwhelming pressures. With sensitivity and gentle insight, The Luckiest Girl in the World will captivate young adults and parents while it dramatically clarifies "cutting" or self mutilation.
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"Gave me an intense insight into the world of "cutting". I feel like I really "know" the struggle this girl went through, the pain of keeping it a secret, and the stresses that precipitated it to start. "
— DW (4 out of 5 stars)
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" its not as good as the best little girl in the world but still recommended. "
— Lily, 4/24/2011 -
" So far...I am amazed at how one little error can mess up your whole life! I believe that the girl has a serious disorder that is hard to let go of! I am almost done and plan on finishing it by the end of this week! "
— Daniela, 4/18/2011 -
" A quick reread - I think I read this when I was in junior high. It's okay for a young adult book - mostly a clinical psychiatrist's take on his experiences dealing with "cutters." "
— Amy, 2/2/2011 -
" Not very eloquently written, but the story did resound with me. "
— Kathryn, 12/16/2010 -
" This book was not very fast pace, and not always realistic. Not hard to read, just not my style. "
— Tiana, 11/13/2009 -
" This was an ok book. It wasn't amazing, but it definitely wasn't bad. "
— Annie, 9/14/2009 -
" Mr. Levenkron really pushes his ideas about self-mutilation. According to him, there are two infallable truths: 1) If you cut, it's your parent's fault. 2) he is the best and most amazing therapist to ever grace the earth. "
— Kayla, 3/25/2009 -
" This book was written in a very simple style, and because of the constraints presented by paper, the story is a bit choppy, but I enjoyed it and read it very quickly. "
— Bonnie, 2/11/2009 -
" This is about a girl who loves to ice skate..her mother pressures her every time..pushing her to do better..and to deal with the trouble, the girl cuts herself in secret. "
— Julia, 11/4/2008
About Barbara Caruso
Barbara Caruso, winner of numerous Earphones Awards for narration, is an accomplished actress. A graduate of London’s prestigious Royal Academy of Dramatic Art, she was a featured player in the Royal Shakespeare Company. She has played starring roles on Broadway and in theaters across the country. She won the Alexander Scourby Reader of the Year Award for her performances of young adult fiction and has more than one hundred audiobook narrations to her credit.