Wintergirls
School year: Lower 6th, Upper 6th, Year 10, Year 11, Year 8, Year 9
No. of pages 288
Published: 2009
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This book is the winner of numerous awards
This book is part of a book series called Playaway Young Adult .
This book is aimed at children at US 7th grade+.
This book has been graded for interest at 12 years.
There are 288 pages in this book.
It is aimed at Young Adult readers. The term Young Adult (YA) is used for books which have the following characteristics: (1) aimed at ages 12-18 years, US grades 7-12, UK school years 8-15, (2) around 50-75k words long, (3) main character is aged 12-18 years, (4) topics include self-reflection, internal conflict vs external, analyzing life and its meaning, (5) point of view is often in the first person, and (6) swearing, violence, romance and sexuality are allowed.
This book was published in 2009 by Penguin Putnam Inc .
Laurie Halse Anderson is a New York Times -bestselling author, known for tackling tough subjects with humor and sensitivity. Her work has earned numerous awards and accolades.
Coming Of Age in literature
Mental Illness in literature
Depression in literature
Emotions And Feelings in literature
Self Mutilation in literature
Friendship in literature
This book is in the following series:
This book has been nominated for the following awards:
Ontario Library Association Forest of Reading Blue Spruce Award
This book was recognised in the Blue Spruce Award category by the Ontario Library Association Forest of Reading Awards.
Georgia Peach Book Award for Teen Readers
This book was recognised by the Georgia Peach Book Award for Teen Readers.
Iowa High School Book Award
This book was recognised by the Iowa High School Book Award.
Cybils Award - Fiction - YA
This book was recognised in the Fiction - YA category by the Cybils Award. The Cybils Awards is a group of readers passionate about seeking out and recognizing books that represent diversity, inclusion, and appropriate representation for children and teens. To accomplish that goal, the Cybils Awards works to recognize books written for children and young adults that combine both the highest literary merit and popular appeal.
Indies Choice Book Award - YA
This book was recognised in the YA category by the Indies Choice Book Award.
Volunteer State Book Award - YA
This book was recognised in the YA category by the Volunteer State Book Award.
Nutmeg Book Award - Teen
This book was recognised in the Teen category by the Nutmeg Book Award.
Tayshas Reading
This book was recognised by the Tayshas Reading.
Grand Canyon Reader Award - Teen
This book was recognised in the Teen category by the Grand Canyon Reader Award.
Rhode Island Book Awards - Teen
This book was recognised in the Teen category by the Rhode Island Book Awards.
