Wintergirls (2009) is a realistic fiction novel by the American author Laurie Halse Anderson. The novel was published in 2009 by Viking. The story focuses on a girl, Lia Overbrook, who suffers from anorexia and self harm. Lia struggles to cope with her mental illness while balancing everything else going on in her life. Some months after a fall out with her best friend Cassie, Lia receives the news that she has died from bulimia. This complicates Lia's life even more and forces her to confront her own illness.
ten influential books of the decade. Wintergirls also won the 2010 Milwaukee County Teen Book Award. Wintergirls received mostly positive reviews from...
Association's (YALSA) 2011 Best Books for Young Adults. Anderson later released Wintergirls in March 2009. The novel tells the story of two girls—one of whom is...
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