Copyright © 2014 by Kelsey Macke

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This book is a work of fiction. Names, characters, places, and incidents are products of the author’s imagination or are used fictitiously. Any resemblance to actual events, locales, or persons, living or dead, is entirely coincidental.

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First Edition: October 2014.
Kelsey Macke
Damsel Distressed: a novel / by Kelsey Macke – 1st ed.
p. cm.
Summary: A teen girl struggles with obesity, self-harm, and the infuriatingly perfect stepsister in her journey to overcome the stigmas put on her life, on her friendships, and on her future.

The author acknowledges the copyrighted or trademarked status and trademark owners of the following wordmarks mentioned in this fiction: Band-Aid, Barbie, The Bachelor, Chuck Taylor, Chrysler, DiGiorno, Disney, Dr. Pepper, iPod, Girl Scouts, Goodwill, Jedi, Lincoln Logs, The Little Mermaid, McDonald’s, McGriddle, McMuffin, Mustang, MythBusters, Nerf, Pop-Tarts, Post-it, Prozac, Risperdal, Rolex, Sharpie, Target, Vans

Cover design and title page by Jenny Zemanek
Interior artwork by Jessica Nickerson
Interior layout by Jenny Perinovic

ISBN 978-1939392176
(paperback) ISBN 978-1-939392-67-1 (e-book)

Printed in the United States of America