Showing posts with label Laurie Halse Anderson. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Laurie Halse Anderson. Show all posts

Speak by Laurie Halse Anderson

Melinda Sordino busted an end-of-summer party by calling the cops. Now her old friends won't talk to her, and people she doesn't even know hate her from a distance. The safest place to be is alone, inside her own head. But even that's not safe. Because there's something she's trying not to think about, something about the night of the party that, if she let it in, would blow her carefully constructed disguise to smithereens. And then she would have to speak the truth.
Speak is an amazing book. From the first sentence, you will be pulled into the world of Melinda Sordina. Her honesty will make you think and notice what is really happening in her world and yours. I understand how she became quiet, because I do that when I am upset. The plot of Speak does seem a bit slow at the beginning, but actually grows to be very entertaining and interesting. This book is also not a light read. I think fans of Stephanie Kuenert will enjoy it.

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. But then Cassie suffers the ultimate loss-her life-and Lia is left behind, haunted by her friend's memory and racked with guilt for not being able to help save her. In her most powerfully moving novel since Speak, award-winning author Laurie Halse Anderson explores Lia's struggle, her painful path to recovery, and her desperate attempts to hold on to the most important thing of all-hope.
I used to have an eating disorder and could connect to Lia's struggle. Anderson creates an original and truthful tale of a girl with an eating disorder. It also shows the story of a cutter and a girl haunted by her friend's death. Even though this book is rather deep, it has sparks of humor. I also liked that no one tried to rescue Lia from this and she has to deal with her eating disorder by herself. The plot is one full of amazing strength and emotions. Halse is a fantastic writer that creates an amazing book that is written in magical prose. I recommend this to anyone that is looking for a book that is full of strength and a journey