Clare B. Dunkle is an award-winning author of seven acclaimed
fantasy novels, including The Hollow Kingdom Trilogy, winner of the
2004 Mythopoeic Award for Best Childrens Fantasy. A former Texan
(and Texas librarian), Clare now lives in Germany, but comes
frequently to the United States to see her family, especially her
two daughters, Valerie and Elena, and her grandchildren. Find out
more about Clare at www.claredunkle.com.
Elena Dunkle is Clare's daughter. This is her first book.
"A painfully honest look at a young woman's struggle."--School
Library Journal
"Haunting and intimate. adds a new dimension to how we look at
eating disorders."-School Library Connection
"I was stunned by Elena Vanishing and have been thinking and
talking about it ever since I finished it. Without glamorizing it,
Elena deals frankly and honestly with an extreme disease, and
leaves me with a sense of hope and strength."-Lily Myers, slam poet
and author of Shrinking Women
"Moving snapshots of a young woman's struggles with anorexia
nervosa."--Kirkus Reviews
"Must-read for anyone whose life has been affected by an eating
disorder."--TeenReads.com
"This authentic, painful story adds a valuable firsthand
perspective on eating disorders."--Publishers Weekly
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