Winter Girls by Laurie Halse Anderson
Best friends Lia and Cassie share a live-threatening secret; they both have eating disorders. One day, after a stint in rehab that ended their friendship, Cassie calls Lia times. Lia never answers. The next day Lia discovers that Cassie has committed suicide. Racked with guilt over ignoring her former best friend's calls when she needed her, Lia becomes haunted by Cassie's "ghost". This ghost, or memory, of Cassie plagues Lia as she plunges deeper into her bulimia.

I thoroughly enjoyed this book. Laurie Halse Anderson writes the characters of Lia in a way that is stunningly realistic. With plot twists and fascinating character development, it kept me hooked from page one. It also serves as an eye opener to the psyche of a person struggling with an eating disorder amidst many other obstacles. I'd recommend this book to any fans of Anderson's previous work, or as a great starter novel if you're not yet a fan.

Reviewed by Sam age 17