Wintergirls is a fiction novel by laurie halse anderson. Laurie halse anderson renders a fierce and unrelenting portrait of a young womans struggle with a lifethreatening eating disorder. Eating disorder hope offers free information on body image, anorexia, bulimia, and binge eating disorders. Its not about eating disorders but its about weight loss which, lets be honest, as hard as it is to find a book about a male mc with an eating disorder its equally as hard to find a book about a male mc who experiences fatphobia. The distorted reality of eating disorder books the offing. The wintergirls book is a book that keeps your reading. These pieces of media cover people dealing with the most fatal mental illnesses there are. Laurie halse andersons wintergirls is exactly that kind of book. Books about anorexia nervosa what should i read next. Wintergirls is an amazing book already recommended in this thread, but another good one is perfect by ellen hopkins.
A trick of the light by lois metzger telling a story of a rarely recognized segment of eating disorder sufferersyoung men a trick of the light by lois metzger is a book for fans of the complex characters and emotional truths in laurie halse andersons wintergirls and jay ashers thirteen reasons why. Its estimated that as many as 10% of young women in some populations suffer from an eating disorder, and far more exhibit what are called disordered eating behaviors, though. I have read countless books about eating disorders. Eighteenyearold lia comes to terms with her best friends death from anorexia as she struggles with the same disorder. While wintergirls doesnt glamorize eating disorders, laurie halse anderson paints a clear picture of the attention lia receives and the heady feelings of power she experiences because of her anorexia. As the book opens, lia is reeling from the loss of her estranged bestie, cassie. Teen books about eating disorders just listen by sarah dessen. I do not recommend this for people with similar disorders. The book explores lias descent into the vortex of anorexia as she struggles to cope with the death of her. Wintergirls laurie halse anderson young adult fiction. Anyone else really fucking loathe books like wintergirls. The troubling allure of eatingdisorder books the new. The book is writen in 1st person, so it is from the main characters point of view. Eating disorder books tell us what an eating disorder looks like, not.
Laurie halse anderson quotes about eating disorders quotes about. Anderson has written some amazing books about mental. Writing wintergirls was one of the hardest things ive ever done, but it was one of the healthiest, too. Its also written in free verse, if that interests you. Books like life without ed, wintergirls, and good girls do swallow are helpful if you want some insight. Lia is the caucasian, teenaged daughter of divorced parents. Wintergirls is a very real, very accurate look at the damage eating disorders cause and what sort of mental jumps people make in order to justify their disorder. Photos of railthin celebrities like lindsay lohan and the olsen sisters serve as. Should authors be supplying readers with starvation tips and new various ways to give in to their disorder. However, eating disorders arent a glamorous topic that authors want to fictionalize. In her most emotionally wrenching, lyrically written book since the national book award finalist speak, bestselling author laurie halse anderson explores one girls chilling descent into the allconsuming vortex of anorexia. It tells the story of a girl, lia overbrook, who suffers from anorexia and self harm. Wintergirls by laurie halse anderson, leaving the beach. And now in an eatingdisorder treatment center on the dusty outskirts of the new mexico desert.
Wintergirls is deep and disturbing, but at the same time it is very real. These books about eating disorders are raw, realistic and simply incredible. Emotionally gutwrenching yet beautiful, wintergirls is about a girl named lia who has an eating disorder and is also trying to recover from the death of her best friend cassie, who died as a result of her own eating disorder. Up to 20 books are listed, in descending order of popularity. Wintergirls book chicago public library bibliocommons. I remember the selfhatred and the terrible thoughts.
You have a disorder first and then things can trigger you. Lia and cassie are best friends, wintergirls frozen in matchstick bodies. The books below take on eating disorders, treatment and recovery. Having struggled with an eating disorder as a teenager, i can attest that this. Lias relationship with her body and with her family are conveyed with intensity and realism, told through lias. I say this because wintergirls is not a selfhelp book. Anderson has written some amazing books about mental illness.
In a world riddled with madefortv, paintbynumbers eating disorder cliche, wintergirls by laurie halse anderson separates itself from the pack. The two main characters, the wintergirls of the title, both have emotional problems that lead to and exacerbate their disorders. See more ideas about words, positivity and anorexia recovery. I have read other books written by her, and i am truly a great fan. Months after a fall out with her best friend cassie, lia. She shows what its really like to have an eating disorder and to feel your life is out of control and is unafraid of the gory details, but she still. Through the power of story, someone may recognize that something is wrong in their own life or in the lives of one of their friends, and this can lead someone to seek help. The new york times bestselling story of a friendship frozen between life and death lia and cassie are best friends, wintergirls frozen in fragile bodies, competitors in a deadly contest to see who can be the thinnest. A ya reading list for viewers of to the bone stacked books. Wintergirls by laurie halse anderson lia and cassie are best friends, wintergirls frozen in fragile bodies, competitors in a deadly contest to see who can be the thinnest. Ninety percent of those who have eating disorders are women between the ages of 12 and 25, but they can also manifest in teenage boys, and adult men and women of all ages. But then cassie suffers the ultimate loss her life and lia is left behind, haunted by her friends memory and racked with guilt for not being able to help save her. But then cassie suffers the ultimate lossher lifeand lia is left behind, haunted by. Last year, annabel was the girl who has everythingat least thats the part she played in.
If you are a seller for this product, would you like to suggest updates through seller. Tweens and teens who think they know someone with an eating disorder may feel like they are caught between needing to help and protecting the friendship. There are no resources in the back of the book no websites, no further reading lists. If youre in munster, i cannot recommend the eating disorder centre cork highly enough. Wintergirls is a powerful but intimate story of one girls chilling descent into the allconsuming vortex of anorexia lia and cassie were best friends. Uhoh, it looks like your internet explorer is out of date. Wintergirls by laurie halse anderson, brave girl eating. Which ya books about eating disorders should you read. Here some of the best options for books about eating disorders out there.
Eating disorders, psychological disorders, books barnes. This article discusses eating disorders and disordered eating habits. Halse andersons writing style is absolutely intriguing and poetic. I never developed a clinical eating disorder, but for decades i had a very confused image of myself, and i put way too much emphasis on how i looked. The new young adult novel wintergirls by laurie halse anderson. Parents need to know this is a very, very intense book about the mental and physical pain endured by teens with eating disorders. The troubling allure of eatingdisorder books the new york times. Talking with tweens and teens about eating disorders a. For people who like books such as reasons why by jay asher or all the. Talking with tweens and teens about eating disorders. Recovery resources, self help tools, and treatment centers eating disorder hope. This book is a about a girl with an eating disorder, and how she struggles to fight the disorder.
I first read wintergirls when i turned eighteen on the cusp of my illness. Dan 11420 the first book i read by laurie halse anderson was speak, which was excellent. She shows what its really like to have an eating disorder and to feel your life is out of control and is unafraid of the gory details, but she. A novel of obsession and music by mary rowen, wasted. She struggles to fight her mental illness while balancing everything else in her life.
How books on anorexia can inadvertently become howto books for teens. Wintergirls by laurie halse anderson, just listen by sarah dessen, perfect by natasha friend, identical by. Laurie halse anderson quotes about eating disorders az. Becky lu jackson emerged from many years of suffering with an eating disorder, diet pills, and alcohol abuse in the 1970s. Theres somewhat of a cult genre with mental illness in books, and if like me you naturally gravitate towards them, wintergirls is definitely one to add to the bookshelf. She then founded two recovery homes and an educational center for women with eating disorders, has written three books on eating addiction and treated over. Wintergirls by laurie halse anderson made my eating. The statistics regarding eating disorders are staggering.
Lia and cassie are best friends, wintergirls frozen in matchstick. She also describes the various procedures lia and cassie use to purge, limit their calorie intake and hide their disorder. This is the first one that actually inspired me to recover instead of driving me further into my disorder. Now cassie is dead and lia has thirtythree unanswered calls on her phone, thirtythree messages from her exbest friend, all sent the day she died. Lia, age eighteen, is dying to become a wintergirl.
See more ideas about words, quotes and book quotes. A familys struggle with anorexia by harriet brown, wasted. Find books about eating disorder recovery and treatment. It isnt completley about the character with an eating disorder, but it does an amazing job painting a picture of what its like to chase perfection. Reading books about eating disorders even can help save lives by showing what the symptoms and behaviors look like. If you or a loved one are struggling with an eating disorder, please contact neda 800 9312237 it is estimated that eight to ten million americans have an eating disorder. The 8 best books to read about eating disorders spoon university. This was recommended to me several months ago as part of a book club but for some reason i just didnt get around to reading it. The book incapsulates the true hell that eating disorders evoke in the lives of those who suffer from them as well as their loved ones.