Speak by Laurie Halse Anderson

High School can be pretty tough, as many of you may know, especially if you don't have many friends. When Melinda was at a party one summer she ended up calling the cops when it got out of hand, this caused her friends to unfriend her and everyone else at school to hate her. Something bad happened to her at that party that continues to haunt her throughout the book. Spiraling into depression Melinda continues to try to keep the truth buried but it slowly seeps it way out. I recommend this to someone who likes sad, struggling books. It really is hauntingly beautiful and truly makes you think.




You should read it!

Wintergirls by Laurie Halse Anderson

This book is very hard to talk about, at least for me. Wintergirls is filled with a very deep topic that can be hard to talk about. It is about a girl who is struggling with anorexia and self-image. Lia's best friend, Cassie, recently died from her anorexia and it hit Lia pretty hard. Being in and out of the hospital and putting weights in her robe pockets when being weighed lead her to a hotel room in the middle of a snow storm needing help. This story is all about Lia struggling to be the weight she wants to be and her parents wanting her to be healthy. Finally, with the help of the adoration of her younger sister, she asked for help just before it was too late. This book is sad, and deep but oddly beautiful. I'd recommend this book for someone who likes these kind of big and deep concepts. It is truly a wonderful book.

I strongly recommend you read this :)