Wintergirls
By: Laurie Halse Anderson
Published by: Viking Juvenile
Reading level: Young Adult
288 Pages
Summary: When Cassie Lia's ex best friend dies, it all goes down hill from there. Lia a recovering anorexic, starts to elapse back into old habits. What she doesn't realize is that she is hurting everyone around her. Lia avoids eating at all costs, and even finds ways to fake her weight each week when her step mother Jennifer weighs her. But why did Cassie die? This is the question Lia sets out to find when she visits the hotel where Cassie was found. You watch as Lia slowly gets worse and worse and soon hits rock bottom and is rushed back into recovery, will she finally recover this time?
Personal Review: This book was incredible, and written very well. It is a hard issue to touch on but Laurie Halse Anderson hits it right on the nail. The way the story is told from the mind of Lia and what she really goes through on a day to day basis really struck me. I think every teenage girl needs to read this book and see the effects eating disorders can have.
Warning: Crude language, and graphic scenes.
Below is a link to a video about Eating disorders and there effects.
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