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 * //Wintergirls// by Laurie Halse Anderson**

Eighteen-year-old Lia comes to terms with her best friend's death from anorexia as she struggles with the same disorder.


 * //Lush// by Natasha Friend**

Unable to cope with her father's alcoholism, thirteen-year-old Sam corresponds with an older student, sharing her family problems and asking for advice


 * //Flipped// by Wendelin Van Draanen**

In alternating chapters, two teenagers describe how their feelings about themselves, each other, and their families have changed over the years.