The Second Star to the Right website uses cookies to enhance your experience on our site, analyze site usage, and assist in our marketing efforts. By clicking any link on this page, you are giving your consent for us to set cookies. 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.
Deborah Hautzig is the author of the popular Little Witch books as well as many other Step into Reading titles. She is also the author of the bestselling novel Second Star to the Right. Book II continues the story of the author, who is a grandmother, explorer, survivor, activist, and writer strutting into her eighth decade.
Second Star to the Right is a chronicle of those years, her anguish and her bliss splashed across the page. Seeking truth while risking leaps of faith, the role of protector becomes her calling. Second Star to the Right is a chronicle of those years, her anguish and her bliss splashed across the page.
Seeking truth while risking leaps of faith, the role of protector becomes her calling. When her brother suffers a catastrophic injury, she promises to hold her family erect. August 2016 Pulpwood Queen Book Club Selections "The magic of innocence and the romance of hope will charm the reader." -Nora Roberts, New York Times bestselling author "Mary Alice Monroe breathes new life into the timeless legend of Peter Pan.
Second star to the right by Hautzig, Deborah Publication date 1999 Topics Anorexia nervosa -- Fiction, Emotional problems -- Fiction Publisher New York: Puffin Books Collection printdisabled; internetarchivebooks; inlibrary Contributor Internet Archive Language English. Plot Summary Second Star to the Right (1981), a young adult contemporary novel by Deborah Hautzig, follows what happens when a teenage girl develops anorexia after a bout of stomach flu, and the trouble she has recovering from this illness. Nominated for the 1982 National Book Award, Second Star to the Right received a positive critical reception.
Second Star to the Right by Hautzig, Deborah and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at AbeBooks.com. As 14-year-old Leslie begins to shed the weight she feels makes her imperfect, she finds it increasingly difficult to reach out for the psychological help she knows she needs.