Wintergirls
by Laurie Halse Anderson • Related Edition: Spanish-Language
Lia, age eighteen, is dying to become a Wintergirl. She and her childhood friend... read more
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- Grade
- 7-12
- Genre
- Realistic Fiction
Year Published 2009
Word Count 61,210
- Text Complexity
- Lexile Level: 730L
- ATOS Reading Level: 4.1
- AR Quiz Numbers
- 128927
- Curricular Area
- English Language Arts
- Health
- Subject Headings
- Death--Fiction
- Stepfamilies
- Best friends
- Anorexia nervosa
- Young Adult Fiction | Social Themes | Self-Mutilation
- Anorexia nervosa--Fiction
- Young adult fiction
- Young Adult Fiction | Social Themes | Eating Disorders & Body Image
- Death
- Guilt
- Young women
- Young Adult Fiction | Health & Daily Living | Diseases, Illnesses & Injuries
- Young Adult Fiction
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Awards & Distinctions 2

Indies Choice Book Awards, 2009-2019
Honor, 2010

CCBC Choices
Selection, 2010
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