Winter Girls by Laurie Halse Anderson

Wow! Laurie Halse Anderson is an amazing writer, and she has another great hit out! Wintergirls is a creepy and realistic novel about twos teenage girl named Lia and Cassie. Both girls have eating disorders and Cassie ends up dying. The story is based on Lia and her reactions to the death of her best friend though the torture she puts herself through by starving herself. Lia is an extremely intricate character, and the reader can see her thought process through the use of crossing out words (specifically food) and telling the reader how many calories are in what she is eating. The story of Lia and Cassie will haunt you, and make you question friendship, family, eating, and mental health. This book gives you a sickening winter chill that penetrates down into your bones and moral being. I personally was unable to sleep after reading right before bed! I dare you to go beyond the cold and bitterness and walk with footsteps of the winter girls.