商品簡介
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.
我拿出口袋裡的刀子，輕輕地在手掌上劃下，一點點而已。
「我發誓要當全校最瘦的女生，比妳還瘦。」
血液聚在我的手心時，凱西的眼睛瞪得斗大。她抓起刀子，也劃了自己的掌心。
「我賭我會比妳瘦。」
「不，不要打賭，讓我們一起變成最瘦的女生。」
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。
全麥麵包（96），柳橙（75），鬆餅（180）
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……
作者簡介
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.
