Saturday, December 12, 2009

"Wintergirls" by Laurie Halse Anderson


Lia and Cassie have been best friends for years. They are competing against each other in a battle of will power, strength and determination to see who can get the skinniest. They were encouraging each other to self destruct and Cassie won.

Cassie died from complications from bulimia.

Being dead doesn’t stop Cassie from haunting Lia. Her ghost is following Lia and tempting her to join her on the other side. Cassie encourages Lia to self destruct, cutting and continuing to starve herself. Lia is forced into treatment by her parents, but it’s hard to recover when your best friend is telling you to self destruct.

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