Title: Wintergirls.
Author: Laurie Halse Anderson.
Wintergirls is a very sad young adult novel about a girl named Lia on the brink of death. She is suffering from anorexia and emotional problems. The novel is written in memoir form and details her struggle and hatred for food. For young readers or those that have issues with food, this novel might encourage unhealthy choices. Although the ending is not a tragic one, this read takes you into the mind of someone with mental illness with no hope of recovery.
Fiction; rated 3 out of 5.
Reviewed by Monika
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