Wintergirlsby Laurie Halse Anderson
Enter Lia's mind. It is disturbed, especially since her former best friend, Cassie, died alone in a motel room after calling Lia 33 times on her cell. Both girls have suffered from eating disorders. Cassie was bulimic. Lia is trying to recover from anorexia. She counts each and every calorie. Sets new and dangerously unhealthy goals. She does everything to maintain the illusion to her parents and step-mom that she is still on the road to recovery. But Cassie's death derails her, big time. Cassie is haunting her, beckoning her to join her.
Laurie Halse Anderson, author of Speak, puts the reader inside the mind of a anorexia victim like nothing I've read before. I suspect that the author must have suffered her own battle with an eating disorder. That's how real the story reads! Though sad and disturbing at times, I always knew the end would be the real beginning of Lia's recovery. Wintergirls is honest and raw, and something not to miss.
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