“(Don’t!) Think Pig”: Jacqueline Wilson’s Novel Girls Under Pressure as Bibliotherapy for Eating Disorders

Authors

  • Valeria Tapia Universidad Católica de Chile

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.7764/ESLA.62155

Keywords:

Jacqueline Wilson, Bibliotherapy, Eating Disorders

Abstract

It is impossible to deny the power that books have to influence and even change the lives of readers. Under this premise, this article explores how the narrative style of Jacqueline Wilson's YA novel Girls Under Pressure may serve as bibliotherapy for young readers struggling with eating disorders.

Author Biography

Valeria Tapia, Universidad Católica de Chile

She recently graduated from the English Literature and Linguistics BA at UC. Her interests include a variety of topics such as modern languages, intercultural communication, discourse analysis and children's literature.
She is currently pursuing the Diploma en Especialización en E/LE at UC. Since September 2014 she has been working as an assistant at Centro de Desarrollo Docente UC. This year, she is also working as a TA for
the Discourse Analysis course at Facultad de Letras.

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Published

2023-06-22

Issue

No. 9: July 2015

Section

ARTICLES

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