Nutmeg Book Award
2014 · High School · Nominee
About This Book
The New York Times bestselling story of a friendship frozen between life and death.
"A fearless, riveting account of a young woman in the grip of a deadly illness." —The New York Times
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.
"A fearless, riveting account of a young woman in the grip of a deadly illness." —The New York Times
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.
Awards
Colorado Blue Spruce Award
2012 · Young Adult · Nominee
Green Mountain Book Award
2012 · Grades 9-12 · Nominee
Grand Canyon Reader Award
2011 · Teen · Recommended
Rhode Island Teen Book Award
2011 · Ages 12 & Up · Nominee
Volunteer State Book Award
2011 · Young Adult · Nominee
Delaware Diamonds Award
2010 · High School · Nominee
Georgia Peach Book Award for Teen Readers
2010 · Young Adult · Nominee
Indies Choice Book Award
2010 · Young Adult · Finalist
Iowa High School Book Award
2010 · Young Adult · Nominee
Tayshas Reading
2010 · Young Adult · Commended
Audies
2010 · Teen · Finalist
Cybils
2009 · Young Adult Fiction · Finalist
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