Wintergirls

★美國華盛頓郵報2010年最受12-18歲青少年喜愛的小說第十名。

　　莉亞與凱西是最要好的朋友，她們知道自己永遠無法成為全校最美麗或是最聰明的女孩，那麼便約定要成為全校最瘦的女孩，於是展開了節食比賽，規定每天只能攝取500卡路里。

　　這一場比賽卻讓兩人漸行漸遠，她們再也不是朋友，直到莉亞錯過了凱西的三十三通電話，直到凱西孤單地在汽車旅館裡死去……

　　儘管莉亞成為比賽的獲勝者，卻已經無法退出這場比賽……

　　暢銷作者洛莉．荷茲．安德森以生動的文筆，描述這兩個將自己封閉在脆弱軀體之中的女孩，如何尋找讓自己活下去的力量。

　　The New York Times bestselling story of a friendship frozen between life and death

　　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.

　　★本書中譯版《紙片少女》由尖端出版。

作者簡介

洛莉．荷茲．安德森(LAURIE HALSE ANDERSON)

　　曾撰寫過給各個年齡層的書籍，獲獎無數。美國圖書館協會曾頒發愛德華獎（Margaret A. Edwards Award）給她，以表彰她對青少年文學的貢獻。安德森最知名的作品為《我不再沉默》（Speak），該書曾獲普林茲獎（Michael L. Printz Prize），也名列過去十年來最重要的青少年小說。歡迎造訪作者網站：www.writerlady.com。

　　Laurie Halse Anderson is descended from many soldiers who fought in the American Revolution. While researching Forge, she walked barefoot in the snow, cooked over open fires, wrote by candlelight, split wood, and gained a new appreciation for the sacrifices made by our ancestors who were committed to the freedom of all people. She is a New York Times bestselling author of many novels and picture books. Known for tackling tough subjects with humor and sensitivity, her work has earned numerous ALA and state awards. Her books Speak and Chains were National Book Award Finalists. In 2009, Chains also received the Scott O’Dell Award for Historical Fiction, and Laurie was honored with the Margaret A. Edwards Award given by the Young Adult Library Services Association. She lives in northern New York. Follow the author’s adventures on Twitter at twitter.com/halseanderson.