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Second star to the right

by Deborah Hautzig

On the face of it, Leslie is a normal, healthy, well-adjusted fourteen-year-old. She goes to a good school, has a great friend in Cavett, and has a mother who loves her. She should be happy, yet she's not. She would be, if only she were thinner. But how thin do you have to be to find happiness? A hauntingly honest novel about a girl in the grip of anorexia nervosa.

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Chappie’s discussion starters

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  1. Which character stayed with you after you turned the last page, and why?
  2. Was there a moment where you disagreed with a character’s choice? What would you have done?
  3. What theme did this book keep circling back to — and did it earn its ending?
  4. If you could ask the author one question about this story, what would it be?
  5. Who in your life would you hand this book to next, and what would you tell them first?