Girls Under Pressure

yinyiyeung - This is a great book that features three main characters Ellie, Magda and Nadine. These three are best friends but they have many ups and downs. Magda is super sassy and many boys chase after her, while Nadine is goth and shy. Ellie doesn't really like her stepmother and tries to get thinner by forcing herself to vomit and trying to be anorexic. She sadly fails and actually sees what a real anorexic girl is like when she swims in order to keep fit. She then believes that being anorexic and superskinny is bad for her and sticks to a better diet and exercises more. This book is very interesting and I really enjoyed it. It tells what a real girls life is like and how it is led and pressured.

June 1, 2002
Feeling like she doesn't measure up to her "drop-dead gorgeous" friends, Ellie tries to take control of her weight, and ends up battling bulimia, in Girls Under Pressure by Jacqueline Wilson, the second book in her Girls trilogy.