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The Best Little Girl in the World is a 1981 television film directed by Sam O'Steen and executive produced by Aaron Spelling. The film is based upon the 1979 novel of the same name written by Steven Levenkron .
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May 11, 1981 · The Best Little Girl in the World: Directed by Sam O'Steen. With Charles Durning, Eva Marie Saint, Jennifer Jason Leigh, Melanie Mayron. A young girl develops an eating disorder, alternately starving herself or throwing up food. Her parents, angry and desperate, send her to a hospital.
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Jan 1, 2001 · Kessa #1. The Best Little Girl in the World. Steven Levenkron. 3.68. 5,429 ratings187 reviews. I am Kessa! My parents call me Francesca, and sometimes I answer. But the Francesca who was me is disappearing. The Dietrichs' good little girl is dropping away with every bit of fat. Kessa doesn't have to eat--eating is messy, not clean.
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The Best Little Girl in the World is a 1979 American young adult coming of age novel by Steven Levenkron, telling the story of Kessa, a fictional teenager who suffers from an eating disorder. The book was originally published by Warner Books in 1979.
The Best Little Girl in the World. Parents (Charles Durning, Eva Marie Saint) learn their teenage daughter (Jennifer Jason Leigh) has the eating disorder anorexia nervosa.
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2h 1981. Overview. Synopsis. Credits. Film Details. Notes. Brief Synopsis. Read More. The story of a teenager suffering the disorder anorexia nervosa -- the deliberate starving either by excessive dieting or self-induced vomiting -- in the case of this plot, by her inability to cope with family stress and because of social pressures.
Trivia. IMDbPro. All topics. Plot. The Best Little Girl in the World. Summaries. A young girl develops an eating disorder, alternately starving herself or throwing up food. Her parents, angry and desperate, send her to a hospital. Unfortunately, she befriends a patient who convinces her to hide her illness.
