Wintergirls

great book....taught me things i didn't know about anorexic and bulimic people

Reader reviewed by Carly

This was a great book! It displayed a great message about eating disorders and what these girls go through. All they want to do is be skinny enough that maybe they will one day disappear. The writing and plot were amazing! I would recommend this book. 

Reader reviewed by mearley

Lia and Cassie had been best friends, bound together by their goal to be the skinniest girls in school.  As many friends do, they grew apart and stopped speaking to each other.  But the night Cassie died, she had called Lia 33 times; Lia never answered.  Now the guilt is pulling Lia further and further into her anorexic behaviors...and it doesn't help that Cassie keeps showing up and encouraging Lia to join her on the "other side."

A very intense book.  Laurie Halse Anderson portrays eating disorders as the bleak, serious issue they are; nothing is glossed over or sugar-coated.  Lia's family relationships are very realistic and relatable, especially her relationship with her step-sister, Emma.

Not really an enjoyable book, but very readable.  Lia's story is important for teen girls to read.

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