The novel More Than You Can Chew by Marnelle Tokio takes the reader on a journey in the life of an adolescent girl who deals with life and its many problems. The story is an influential piece of writing that teenagers should read to broaden their views of eating disorders and the amount of baggage that it comes with. The format of the writing is easy, understandable and most importantly it makes the book easy to relate to. More Than You Can Chew is extremely deserving of the White Pine Award for its simplicity and the awareness which it instills in its audiences.

Marty Black was once an athletic, smart and free spirited young girl but is now nothing but confused and lonely. Marty's life is filled with painstaking memories that ultimately resulted in her current condition, but she can't pinpoint the exact incident. The amount of confusion...