Telling a story of a rarely recognized segment of eating disorder sufferersyoung menA Trick of the Light by Lois Metzger is a book for fans of the complex characters and emotional truths in Laurie Halse Andersons Wintergirls and Jay Ashers Thirteen Reasons Why.
Mike Welles had everything under control. But that was before. Now things are rough at home, and theyre getting confusing at school. Hes losing his sense of direction, and he feels like hes a mess. Then theres a voice in his head. A friend, whos trying to help him get control again. More than thatthe voice can guide him to become faster and stronger than he was before, to rid his life of everything thats holding him back. To figure out who he is again. If only Mike will listen.