num_pages: 170
description: On the face of it, Leslie is a healthy, well-adjusted 14-year-old girl. She should be happy, yet she's not. If only she were thinner. But "thinking thin" becomes a dangerous obsession and Leslie's weight drops to five stone, threatening to destroy her and the whole fabric of her family life.
language: English
title: Second Star to the Right
titlecomplete: Second Star to the Right
genres: Realistic Fiction, Mental Health, Childrens, Novels, Mental Illness, Young Adult, Psychology, Teen, Illness, Fiction
ratings_count: 2234
awards: awardedAt: 473414400000
name: California Young Readers Medal
category: Young Adult, awardedAt: 378720000000
name: National Book Award Finalist
category: Children's Books, Fiction (Hardcover)
publisher: Walker Childrens Paperbacks