Anderson, Laurie Halse Wintergirls 282 pgs. Viking Juvenile Language~PG; Sexual Content~PG Violence~PG-13
HS –ADVISABLE
Laurie Halse Anderson is known for her novels that address times of crisis in teens’ lives. Her novel Speak is renowned. In her newest novel, Anderson addresses the crisis of eating disorders. Lia and her once best friend Cassie make a pact to get skinny. Cassie—bulimia . . . Lia—anorexia. The novel is told in first person so that the reader experiences what it is like to exist in the mind of someone suffering from anorexia nervosa. Cassie dies at the beginning of the novel and although Lia has been to rehab for her anorexia before, Cassie’s death triggers her to start giving in to her eating disorder.
This book is tough to read, but may help teens to understand why these disorders are so dangerous and often deadly. Due to the harshness of the topic and also that Lia is a cutter, I would reserve this title for mature teens.
Allison Madsen~Teen Librarian-SJO Public Library
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