Ranked #1 in Eating Disorder, Ranked #17 in Mental Health — see more rankings.
“Dead girl walking,” the boys say in the halls.
“Tell us your secret,” the girls whisper, one toilet to another.
I am that girl.
I am the space between my thighs, daylight shining through.
I am the bones they want, wired on a porcelain frame.
Lia and Cassie are best friends, wintergirls frozen in matchstick bodies, competitors in a deadly contest to see who can be the skinniest. But what comes after size zero and size double-zero? When Cassie succumbs to the demons within, Lia feels she is being haunted by her friend’s restless spirit. less
“Tell us your secret,” the girls whisper, one toilet to another.
I am that girl.
I am the space between my thighs, daylight shining through.
I am the bones they want, wired on a porcelain frame.
Lia and Cassie are best friends, wintergirls frozen in matchstick bodies, competitors in a deadly contest to see who can be the skinniest. But what comes after size zero and size double-zero? When Cassie succumbs to the demons within, Lia feels she is being haunted by her friend’s restless spirit. less
Rankings by Category
Wintergirls is ranked in the following categories:
- #55 in 13-Year-Old
- #65 in 8th Grade
- #52 in Death
- #25 in Depression
- #35 in Divorce
- #75 in Real Life
- #49 in Realistic Fiction
- #79 in Sad
- #42 in Self-Esteem
- #49 in Speech
- #43 in Suicide
- #49 in Teen Girls
- #27 in Trigger Warning
- #41 in Weight Loss