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| Second Star to the Right | 
| Author: Deborah Hautzig
Publisher: Puffin
Category: Book
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Avg. Customer Rating:  51 reviews
Sales Rank: 45003
Media: Paperback
Reading Level: Young Adult
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 158
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Dimensions (in): 6.9 x 4.4 x 0.6
ISBN: 0141305800
EAN: 9780141305806
ASIN: 0141305800
Publication Date: October 1, 1999
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Leslie Hiller's world is growing smaller. It used to be large enough to include her worrisome but loving mother, her doting father, her close friend Cavette, and all the other people and places that made up her upper-class, A+ life. But now it has shrunk to the size of a dinner plate full of food--which she scrapes out her bedroom window to avoid eating. Leslie, a perfectionist who loves to be in control, finds she can't control the fear that she will somehow fail to be the perfect daughter, perfect student, and perfect friend. So she decides to master the one thing over which she is certain she has complete domain: food. Even when it becomes apparent to everyone that her severe dieting has become a life-threatening habit, Leslie still can't stop: "I want to be happy. And being happy means being thin." Author Deborah Hautzig, who recounts her own painful battle with anorexia in a very personal and heartfelt afterword, gives Leslie a frighteningly realistic voice that will ring true to teens everywhere. First published in 1981, Second Star to the Right has risen again to give a new generation of young adults valuable insight into the addictive world of anorexia, and hope for getting out from under the cruel thumb of the disease. (Ages 12 to 15) --Jennifer Hubert
Book Description
The landmark novel about anorexia nervosa--now with an autobiographical afterword by the author
Leslie Hiller is a bright, attractive, talented teenager who leads a privileged life in New York City. She is also a perfectionist. When Leslie starts to diet, she finds herself becoming obsessed, getting thinner and thinner, until she is forced to realize that her quest for perfection is killing her.
First published in 1981, this groundbreaking novel has been lauded by countless librarians, educators, and teenaged readers. This new edition features an afterword by the author in which she discusses her own struggle with the disease, the difficult road toward recovery, and the lasting effects on her life.
"The best book yet on anorexia nervosa. And the only one in which what's compelling is not the heroine's physical condition, it's the heroine herself." --School Library Journal, starred review
"This is a powerful book--one in which there are no villains--about a family whose members are beset by a problem they are struggling to understand." --Baltimore Sun
* A Puffin Novel
* 176 pages
* Ages 10-14
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| Customer Reviews: Read 46 more reviews...
 I thought I learned some things from this book January 17, 2008
I don't have an eating disorder, but ever since seeing the HBO documentary "Thin" I've become interested in the thought processes of people with EDs. I appreciated the author's honesty and clarity of expression. I'm glad I read this.
Life changing book September 9, 2007
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
I first read this book when I was 12 yrs old and I have continued to re-read it throughout my life(I just turned 30). It became a part of me. When I first read it I was having some eating issues and have on/off my whole life. Not bad enough to be considered a full blown eating disorder but I've def. come close to that. I was very interested in the reviews which said this book was triggering for anorexics. I had never thought of it that way but I can see how ppl would say that. But that being said, I have to say that this book still means the world to me and I identified w/ it on so many levels, not just as far as food is concerned. I think it's a beautiful book that most young girls could relate to. I highly recommend it. Oh and I have never written a review for Amazon before, I just was reading some other reviews which were critical and felt I had to defend this book which meant so much to me.
Great book about anorexia June 23, 2007
1 out of 2 found this review helpful
Deborah Hautzig gives a great insight of the daily life of someone who has anorexia nervosa. This book tells the story of a girl fighting anorexia while also fighting with troubles at home. As the book progresses her daily things get harder and is eventually put into a special hospital where they force her to eat. Based on the authors lifetime experiences. A definite good read.
 Little Girl January 12, 2007
1 out of 4 found this review helpful
Second Star to the Right was a good book, but it was not informative on the serious disease of Anorexia. It was written from the girl's view who was going through it. It provides good information, and how it feels to be in that postion. However she talks like a little girl and makes it seem as though she was perfectly normal one day and the next she was anorexic, which is not how it occurs. The book does not give out many facts or medical information. If you are looking for a book to try and understand how the anorexic mind works, this is a good one, but if you want the facts forget it.
 Intriguing story by an author who knows January 2, 2007
1 out of 2 found this review helpful
Good story that does a fine job of revealing some of the possible reasons behind anorexia's development in young girls. The author discusses her own fight with the disease in a very interesting afterword. The novel doesn't really have a clear and definite conclusion, but leaves it open to the reader's own conclusions based on what events have gone before.
The medical and psychological treatment methods are dated, due to the book's being published over 20 years ago, but the story itself is well worth reading for anyone interested in anorexia or young people's health.
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