Book Review: Wintergirls by Laurie Halse Anderson

Viking Juvenile, 2009 ISBN: 067001110X Available: New and Used     Cassie was Lia’s best friend. Her body was found in a hotel room, alone. The two girls hadn’t spoken in months, so Lia didn’t answer her cell when Cassie called on the night she died… thirty three times. It’s one more guilty secret in a […]

Review: Wintergirls by Laurie Halse Anderson

Many times in Wintergirls, the main character mentions feeling like a puppet whose strings are being pulled, which in turn is a fitting description for the feel of this book. Wintergirls is the story of Lia, who suffers from anorexia, depression, and a family who sees her as nothing but a burden. Her best friend […]