Books Now Available: Wintergirls
March 19, 2009
Last month I reviewed an advance copy of Wintergirls, by Laurie Halse Anderson.
Wintergirls is lyrical and searing, and carefully researched. It's painful to read, but important, too. Wintergirls doesn't give any easy answers for what families can do to help girls caught in the net of anorexia, but it does expose the true depth of the problem... In any event, it's a suspenseful story with a complex, wounded protagonist, a realistic setting, and Laurie Anderson's vivid writing. Highly recommended for teens and adults. This is a book that you'll be hearing about for a long time to come.
Wintergirls is due out today. Don't miss it!