Wintergirls by Laurie Halse Anderson
Young Adult Fiction2010 · 320 pages

Wintergirls

by Laurie Halse Anderson
About this book

The New York Times bestselling story of a friendship frozen between life and death Lia and Cassie are best friends, wintergirls frozen in fragile bodies, competitors in a deadly contest to see who can be the thinnest. But then Cassie suffers the ultimate loss—her life—and Lia is left behind, haunted by her friend's memory and racked with guilt for not being able to help save her. In her most powerfully moving novel since Speak, award-winning author Laurie Halse Anderson explores Lia's struggle, her painful path to recovery, and her desperate attempts to hold on to the most important thing of all: hope.

Listed under Young Adult Fiction · Social Themes · Eating Disorders & Body Image · Health & Daily Living