Friday, February 18, 2011

Wintergirls

Wintergirls (Anderson, Laurie Halse, 2009; 278 p., ISBN 9780670011100)

Lia struggles with anorexia and cutting despite—or perhaps assisted by—the death of her best friend, which leaves her guilt-ridden as the numbers on her scale sink lower and lower.  Appropriate for older tween readers, as Halse Anderson pulls no punches in discussing difficult but critical issues for many young readers—especially girls.



Author's website
View a very brief video about the book here

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