Antieau, Kim. Mercy, Unbound.ANTIEAU, Kim. Mercy, unbound unbound said of electrolytes, e.g. iron and calcium, and other substances which are circulating in the bloodstream and are not bound to plasma proteins so that they are available immediately for metabolic processes. See also calcium, iron. . Simon & Schuster Simon & Schuster U.S. publishing company. It was founded in 1924 by Richard L. Simon (1899–1960) and M. Lincoln Schuster (1897–1970), whose initial project, the original crossword-puzzle book, was a best-seller. , Pulse. 170p. c2006.1-4169-0893-7 $6.99. JS In her first book for teens, Antieau tells the story of Mercy O'Connor, a 15-year-old girl who thinks she is growing angel wings angel wings a deformity of the scapulae seen with osteodystrophia fibrosa, particularly in kittens. The pull of the scapular muscles causes an outward bowing, hence the name. . She feels them sprouting from her shoulder blades one day, and jumps to the conclusion that angels don't need to eat. Day by day, she grows thinner, but denies that she has an eating disorder eat·ing disorder n. Any of several patterns of severely disturbed eating behavior, especially anorexia nervosa and bulimia, seen mainly in female teenagers and young women. . In an act of desperation, her parents commit her to the hospital, where she meets other girls with eating problems. Mercy feels like she has nothing in common with these teens who constantly exercise or hoard their food. It is a particular experience in the hospital that truly changes her. When one of her friends collapses, the shock Mercy suffers brings on a bout of amnesia amnesia (ămnē`zhə), [Gr.,=forgetfulness], condition characterized by loss of memory for long or short intervals of time. It may be caused by injury, shock, senility, severe illness, or mental disease. . Mercy wanders away from the unit and is taken in by a caring couple until her identity is discovered and her parents can be found. Her struggle to recover her memory eventually resolves the confusion about being an angel. This novel is an interesting change from the usual eating disorder problem novel for teens in that Mercy feels completely separate from the other patients and doesn't trade tips for getting thinner. The amnesia portion of the story doesn't quite ring true, when she can quote Anne Frank  Annelies Marie "Anne" Frank (listen but asks her grandmother what a concentration camp is. However, most readers will probably be too caught up in this compelling narrative to notice. Olivia Durant, Libn., Webster PL, Webster, NY J--Recommended for junior high school students. The contents are particular interest to young adolescents and their teachers. S--Recommended for senior high school students. |
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