Download or read book Second Star to the Right written by Deborah Hautzig and published by National Geographic Books. This book was released on 1999-09-13 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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.