Wintergirls

Wintergirls by: Laurie Halse Anderson is about a girl and a promise she made to her friend Cassie. The title sounded interesting and so did the summary on the back of the book. Also, I have read other books by this author and liked them.

In Wintergirls a girl named Lia has an eating disorder. Her eating disorder started with a pact her and her bestfriend Cassie made. The pact was that they would be the skinniest girls in the school. Lia's parents are divorced and fought a lot. Cassie unintentianally kills herself but Lia still remembers the pact they made and stays true to it. Throughout Lia's life she is sent to a place called New Seasons which is a clinic to help people with their eating disorders. Lia moved in with her dad, his new wife Jennifer, and Jennifer's daughter, Emma after she was released from New seasons for the second time. Lia also has problems with cutting herself, but she cuts herself to deep one time and she collapses in the bathroom. Emma is the one who finds Lia and Jennifer refuses to let Lia move back in until she gains more weight and keeps the wieght on.

I liked how the author lets you get to know Lia and all her struggles. I also liked how he told you how Lia felt about her mom, why she starved herself, etc. I think anybody who likes other books written by this author will like this book.