Holmes, Kathryn,

How it feels to fly / Kathryn Holmes. - First Edition. - 362 pages ; 22 cm

Sam has always known she'd be a professional dancer -- but that was before her body betrayed her, developing unmanageable curves in all the wrong places. Lately, the girl staring back at Sam in the mirror is unrecognizable. Dieting doesn't work, ignoring the whispers is pointless, and her overbearing mother just makes it worse. Following a series of crippling anxiety attacks, Sam is sent to a treatment camp for teens struggling with mental and emotional obstacles. Forced to open up to complete strangers, Sam must get through the program if she wants to attend a crucial ballet intensive later in the summer. It seems hopeless until she starts confiding in a camp counselor who sparks a confidence she was sure she'd never feel again. But when she's faced with disappointing setbacks, will Sam succumb to the insecurity that imprisons her?

ISBN: 9780062387349 (hardcover) 0062387340 (hardcover)

LCCN: 2015950991

Subjects--Topical Terms:
Group psychotherapy
Mothers and daughters
Panic attacks
Young adult fiction.
Ballerinas
Body dysmorphic disorder
Anxiety
Counseling
Self-esteem

Dewey Class. No.: [Fic]