I found this book in an antique shop in tiny little Lynden, Washington on Saturday October 24. I am so excited because I have been looking for this book for 2 or 3 years!!


"Room to Grow is the moving account of a trip to hell and back. It is a journey of self-discovery and a chronicle of the very difficult lessons Tracey Gold learned about coping in a society where emaciation is the ultimate ideal. In their February 3rd issue People excerpted her memoir saying "Battling anorexia, Tracey Gold writes, meant facing the pressure of family--and fame." In the accompanying article Tracey says she "wants to be remembered as a person who made a difference." She "wishes such a person had been around to talk to when she was 13."

Room to Grow contains a wide assortment of personal photos of Tracey and her family from early childhood until now! Readers will also get a peek into the journal that Tracey kept during her long battle with anorexia nervosa.

Tracey Gold is a working actress well known to audiences throughout the world. Since the age of four she has appeared in feature films, television series and movies-of-the week. As a teenager she co-starred in the popular sitcom Growing Pains for seven years, playing wholesome, brainy Carol Seaver in a picture-perfect eighties American family. Tracey was a pretty and professional young star with a limitless future. But behind the smiles she was fighting the battle of her life against anorexia nervosa.

Ten years have passed since photos of a shockingly thin Tracey faced us from the cover of one of People magazine's best-selling issues ever. Today, an older and wiser Tracey Gold is ready to share her story.

"I always knew that there'd come a day in the future, when I was far away from the media glare surrounding my illness and I'd have the proper time and perspective to process all I went through. Now there are many more trained experts in the field of anorexia and eating disorders and there are a lot of girls who have struggled with it. My hope is that in sharing my experiences, battles and hard-earned knowledge, Room to Grow will be something people can turn to for help, a source of comfort and encouragement. It is for every sister, daughter, friend or boyfriend whose life has been touched by anorexia nervosa. This is my story. I hope it helps."

Tracey Gold is an actress. She lives with her husband Roby, and sons Sage and Bailey in Los Angeles."

I released this book inside of the Little Free Library at the Kitsap Mall, just outside of Macy's. This was my last release to this location for awhile.