Sixteen-year-oldJack,nicknamed“Bones,”won’teat.Hisroommateintheeatingdisorderwardhastheoppositeproblemandproudlygoesbythenickname“Lard.”TheybecomefriendsdespiteBones’sinitialreluctance.WhenBonesmeetsAlice,adangerouslythindancerwholovestobreaktherules,heletshisguarddownevenmore.SoonBonesissoobsessedwithAlicethathe’swillingtoriskeverything—evenhisrecovery.