The Stone Girl She feels like a creature out of a fairy tale a girl who discovers that her bones are really made out of stone that her skin is really as thin as glass that her hair is brittle as straw that her te

She feels like a creature out of a fairy tale a girl who discovers that her bones are really made out of stone, that her skin is really as thin as glass, that her hair is brittle as straw, that her tears have dried up so that she cries only salt Maybe that s why it doesn t hurt when she presses hard enough to begin bleeding it doesn t hurt, because she s not real anymorShe feels like a creature out of a fairy tale a girl who discovers that her bones are really made out of stone, that her skin is really as thin as glass, that her hair is brittle as straw, that her tears have dried up so that she cries only salt Maybe that s why it doesn t hurt when she presses hard enough to begin bleeding it doesn t hurt, because she s not real any.Sethie Weiss is hungry, a mean, angry kind of hunger that feels like a piece of glass in her belly She s managed to get down to 111 pounds and knows that with a little hard work a few meals skipped, a few snacks vomited away she can force the number on the scale even lower She will work on her body the same way she worked to get her perfect grades, to finish her college applications early, to get her first kiss from Shaw, the boy she loves, the boy who isn t quite her boyfriend.Sethie will not allow herself one slip, not one bad day, not one break in concentration Her body is there for her to work on when everything and everyone else her best friend, her schoolwork, and Shaw are gone.
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Alyssa Sheinmel is the New York Times bestselling author of several novels for young adults, including Faceless and Second Star She is the co author of The Haunting of Sunshine Girl and its sequel, The Awakening of Sunshine Girl Alyssa grew up in Northern California and New York, and currently lives and writes in New York City Follow her on Instagram and Twitter AlyssaSheinmel or visit her online at alyssasheinmel.