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“From the newsstands a dozen models smiled up at her from a dozen magazine covers, smiled in thin-faced, high-cheekboned agreement to Kessa's new discovery. They knew the secret too. They knew thin was good, thin was strong; thin was safe.”

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Steven Levenkron

Steven Levenkron is an American writer born in 1941. His works primarily focus on adolescent issues, especially adolescent drug abuse and mental health. Levenkron's writing is praised for its profound social insight and realistic depiction of adolescent life. more

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